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Why Your Support Matters

Through donations, memberships, and volunteer support, FSAAMLO helps fund:

  • Preservation of more than 160 archival collections
  • The Elders' Oral History Project
  • Educational programs, lectures, and community events
  • Student internship and youth engagement opportunities
  • Community beautification initiatives
  • Exhibits and cultural programming at AAMLO
  • The Free Seed Lending Library and health & wellness programming

Every contribution helps preserve history while investing in the future

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Become a Steward of History

A steward is someone entrusted with the care and growth of something important. When you become a member of Friends-Stewards of African American Museum and Library at Oakland, you become part of a community dedicated to preserving African American history, culture, and community stories.

As a Steward, you help:

  • Protect and preserve local history
  • Support educational programming
  • Expand community engagement opportunities
  • Inspire future generations of historians, leaders, and changemakers

Together, we can ensure these stories continue to educate, inspire, and empower

Together, We Preserve the Past and
Build the Future.

Thank you for supporting the Friends-Stewards of the African American Museum and Library at Oakland.

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Friends-Stewards of African American Museum and Library at Oakland is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions may be tax-deductible as permitted by law.

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