The 1954 Project Network Awardees illuminate a future where students and communities across the United States thrive through affirming educational experiences.
2025 Cohort
Elizabeth Clay Roy
Generation Citizen
Ethan Ashley
School Board Partners
Lakisha Young
The Oakland REACH
Markus Flynn
Black Men Teach
Samantha Williams
Birmingham Promise
2023 Cohort
Alexandra Bernadotte
Beyond 12
Brittany Young
B-360
Carmita Semaan
Surge Institute
Chris Chatmon
Kingmakers of Oakland
Cinaiya Stubbs
Children's Place Association
Diarese George
Nashville Public Education Foundation
Jason Coleman
Project SYNCERE
Reuben Ogbonna
Marcy Lab, Inc.
Sandee Kastrul
i.c.stars
2022 Cohort
Adrinda Kelly
BE NOLA
Aqua Stovall
David Merritt
Give Merit, Inc.
Jamyle Cannon
The Bloc
Jerelyn Rodriguez
The Knowledge House
Lecester Johnson
Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School
Nikole Collins-Puri
Tori Hines
Resurgence Hall
Verneé Green
Mikva Challenge
William Jackson
Village of Wisdom
2021 Cohort
Adrian Mims
The Calculus Project
Aimée Eubanks Davis
Braven
Hiewet Senghor
Black Teacher Collaborative
Nicole Lynn Lewis
Generation Hope
Sharif El-Mekki
Center for Black Educator Development
Sylvester Mobley
Coded by Kids
About The 1954 Project
The 1954 Project Network awardees illuminate a future where students and communities across the United States thrive through affirming educational experiences.