DONATE DONATE NBA Foundation and PeacePlayers U.S. Renew Partnership Confirming their Shared Commitment to Career Development for Black Youth October 8, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The NBA Foundation’s investment will directly support the expansion of PeacePlayers’ leadership and professional development initiatives in Brooklyn, Detroit and Los Angeles, to provide more comprehensive opportunities for career… Continue reading NBA Foundation and PeacePlayers U.S. Renew Partnership
Category: Los Angeles
Stories from PeacePlayers Los Angeles
Siphamandla Gumbi Brings Wheelchair Basketball to the Global Exchange
DONATE DONATE Siphamandla Gumbi Brings Wheelchair Basketball to the PeacePlayers Global Exchange *DATE*July 26, 2024 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Siphamandla Gumbi is a South African Wheelchair Basketball Pioneer and Advocate. He shared his experience teaching Global Exchange youth how to play wheelchair basketball. I, Siphamandla Gumbi, founder of the EThekwini Spears Wheelchair Basketball team,… Continue reading Siphamandla Gumbi Brings Wheelchair Basketball to the Global Exchange
Beyond the Brand: How the Nike Community Store in Watts is Cultivating a Culture of Community
DONATE DONATE Beyond the Brand: How the Nike Community Store in Watts is Cultivating a Culture of Community June 19, 2023 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Diana Romo, Nike Watts Athlete Services Specialist and PeacePlayers Los Angeles partner, had never heard her resident community of Watts “being referenced on a more humane level of being a… Continue reading Beyond the Brand: How the Nike Community Store in Watts is Cultivating a Culture of Community
Brittannee’s Journey from Local to Global Role Model
DONATE DONATE Brittannee’s Journey from Local to Global Role Model June 19, 2023 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Brittanee Oakley is all about community. It was a community of family, coaches and teachers who helped her journey into leadership. Rising up through difficult times, Brittanee now gets to provide that same sense of community for the… Continue reading Brittannee’s Journey from Local to Global Role Model
PeacePlayers LA is Awarded LA84 Foundation Grant
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PeacePlayers Global Network Inspires Change in Youth Leader, Promise
DONATE DONATE PeacePlayers Global Network Inspires Change in Youth Leader, Promise June 2, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Despite the many challenges American youth — especially those in undervalued communities — face during the pandemic, there has also been resilience, community and — through PeacePlayers’ virtual… Continue reading PeacePlayers Global Network Inspires Change in Youth Leader, Promise
How PeacePlayers Brought This Los Angeles Coach Back to Grass Roots
DONATE DONATE How PeacePlayers Brought This Los Angeles Coach Back to Grass Roots March 29, 2021 SHARE Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Earl Ramsey looks back at the 16-year-old version of himself and freely admits he would have been skeptical about PeacePlayers. Well, more than skeptical. That… Continue reading How PeacePlayers Brought This Los Angeles Coach Back to Grass Roots