UC Berkeley Black Alumni Association - BAA

🎨 The Art of Belonging is days away — and there is still time to join us!

We are coming together for an evening of art, connection, and community at the beautiful Paschal-Hunter Gallery in Old Oakland. This is your chance to reconnect with fellow Cal alumni, meet new faces, and experience what it truly means to belong.

📅 Thursday, May 7, 2026
⏰ 5:30 – 8:30 PM
📍 Paschal-Hunter Gallery
942 Clay Street, Oakland · Old Oakland – Swan's Market

Registration is still open — grab your spot before it's gone! 👇
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Come for the art. Stay for the community. 🖤💛🐻

🎙️ Cal Black Alumni Association is pleased to share this exciting news!

The UC Berkeley Cal Alumni Club of New York is launching the Changemaker Speaker Series — spotlighting alumni and leaders shaping business, media, entertainment, and social impact.

📅 Thursday, April 30 | 6–8pm
📍 CohnReznick, 1301 Sixth Avenue, 10th Floor | New York, NY

Featured Speaker: Jason Samuels — Emmy Award-winning journalist, executive producer, NYU professor, and senior executive producer at Paramount Global. Co-creator of America in Black and co-producer of the Netflix documentary A Kid From Coney Island with Forest Whitaker and Kevin Durant.
An intimate conversation moderated by communications expert Lelani Clark exploring the pivotal moments and lessons that shaped his leadership journey.
Refreshments and light bites provided. 🥂

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RSVP to Changemaker Speaker Series – Jason Samuels | Partiful Join the UC Berkeley Cal Alumni Club of New York for the launch of the Changemaker Speaker Series, a new series spotlighting UC Berkeley alumni and influential leaders shaping the future of business, media, entertainment, sports, technology, arts, and culture while using their platforms to advance e...

This smile. This $100. This moment.

Last year, our Alumni community put $100 in the hands of every black Cal graduate at Black Graduation 2025. This year we’re doing it again – but we need your help to get there.

Black graduation is May 19th. Our goal is $20,000. We’ve raised 6000. We need 140 ALUMNI to give $100 before May 15 to close the gap.

One gift. One graduate. We carry them forward. 💙💛

Www.bit.ly/BlackGraduationGift2026

Did you donate yet? 🎓

We’re working to reach our $20,000 goal for the Class of 2026 Black Graduation Gift Fund—and we need your support.

Our graduates are about to step into their next chapter. Let’s show up for them in a real way and celebrate everything they’ve accomplished.

Every dollar moves us closer!

Help us get there:
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Donate Now | 2026 Black Graduation Gift Theme: We Carry You Forward by Cal Black Alumni Association 2026 Black Graduation GiftTheme: We Carry You ForwardWe are calling on 200 alumni to commit $25 a month for four months ($100 total) to create a $20,000 graduation gif...

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Thank you for sharing this💙💛

Class of 2030, this one’s for the Black students thinking about coming to Cal 🤎 I know a lot of you have questions, concerns, and are trying to figure out what the Black experience at Berkeley really looks like. Before you make your decision, take a look at this. I connected with some Class of 2029 freshmen and gathered real, honest insight so you can hear directly from people living it right now. Everyone featured is tagged, so if you have specific questions about majors, campus life, or anything at all, don’t hesitate to reach out to them. Make an informed decision. Your community is out there. Go Bears. 🐻 - 📸 @stefanotbh

We were honored to celebrate and close out Black History Month in community!✨

Thank you to everyone who marched alongside us at the Black Joy Parade in Oakland—your energy and pride made the day unforgettable🥁

We also had the privilege of joining for their Black Culture Appreciation Night, where 16 Black leaders at UC Berkeley were honored for their leadership and service that strengthen our campus and community. Our very own board members proudly served as honorary coaches for the evening! 💛💙

Grateful to celebrate Black excellence, culture, and community together 🙌🏾

Alumni showing up for our rising seniors and graduate students. 💙💛

The Cal Black Alumni Association is proud to partner with UC Berkeley’s African American Student Development for the Black professionals career panel – a conversation about navigating careers, learning the unwritten rules of success and staying authentic along the way.
 

Calling all Cal Black Alumni!
Learn how you can make a difference with our incoming scholars!

Virtual application reading 4/1 - 4/5
Virtual finalist interview: Sunday -April 19th

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