Aug 24, 2021Pool is not a Matter of Life and Death.It is much more important than that. “I don’t want you to survive, I want you to win,” he said. In the pool and billiards community, one pocket is known as an old man’s game and as a 32 year old woman, I don’t fit that description. I had just been eliminated from a monthly tournament, frustrated…Mwc Work12 min read
Dec 19, 2020Shifting the Food Desert Narrative in East OaklandAmani Ali leads the Healthy Grocery Initiative (HGI) of the Oakland-based nonprofit, Mandela Partners (MP). Through HGI, Amani partners with Oakland store owners to support business growth, build customer loyalty, and increase healthy food options, such as fresh, frozen, lightly processed, and packaged fruits and vegetables, in their communities. …Oakland7 min read
