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ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION

At Project SPEAKS, Inc., we place an emphasis on providing students with additional academic support through educational workshops and tutoring, as well as resources to promote and increase academic success. We also strive to provide the community with trainings and workshops to increase their skills and awareness on a variety of topics.

Academic Services

The B.L.A.C.K. Conference

Scholarships and Awards

Academic Workshops

In response to the negative depictions of Black people and all things surrounding Blackness, Project SPEAKS is organizing a conference aiming to celebrate, uplift, and represent all forms of Blackness in a positive manner while also providing resources and increasing awareness of the issues and concerns Black people face in different aspects of society.

Expected date: 2027

As a non-profit organization primarily focused on supporting marginalized and underrepresented populations, Project SPEAKS, Inc. is well aware of the financial hardships that these communities face. Through financial support, we hope to help open doors to students from low-income families by eliminating the financial barriers preventing access to education.

Project SPEAKS, Inc. strives to create workshops and programs that are accessible to the entire community. Providing quality and informative workshops are necessary components in increasing awareness and developing useful skillsets for community members. Various workshop topics are offered, including self-awareness/identity, enhancing group dynamics, self-reflective journaling, empowerment, and many more.

2025-2026 Scholarships - Applications Now Closed

Representation in STEM Scholarship

Project SPEAKS, Inc. strives to support students from marginalized and disadvantaged backgrounds pursuing education in STEM. Project SPEAKS, Inc. encourages students from these backgrounds, who have a passion for STEM to pursue these goals and aims to help students work towards their educational goals, research, or opportunities. This scholarship focuses on providing financial assistance to ensure students have access to quality education toward a successful career in STEM.

Award Amount: $2,000

Award Quantity: 1

Poetry Contest

Words have the power to shape realities. Poetry is one avenue that people use to show the power of words. Project SPEAKS, Inc. has created this scholarship/award to encourage people to use poetry as a way to reflect and describe the world as they know it.

Award Amount: $2,000

Award Quantity: 1

Project SPEAKS Award

Award Amount: $250

Award Quantity: 4

Academic Workshops

Project SPEAKS, Inc. and its partners aim to create content and resources based on the needs of the communities being served. Various workshop topics are offered, including self-awareness/identity, enhancing group dynamics, self-reflective journaling, empowerment, and many more. Other workshop topics include conflict management, leadership, social justice, and advocacy.

If there is a topic, not listed below, that you would like us to create a workshop around, or if you would like additional information on a workshop topic, please email us at wearespeaks@gmail.com

*All workshops offered are provided based on request.

Topics included but not limited to:

Enhancing Group Dynamics
Leadership Seminar
Self-Reflective Journaling
Rhyme and Reason: Critical Pedagogy of Expressive Art
Self-Awareness and Identity
Community Engagement and Empowerment

For workshop descriptions, please contact wearespeaks@gmail.com

Workshop Highlights

Students from Allan Hancock College Poetry and Prose Club pictured with Project SPEAKS staff, after a poetry workshop. 2024.

Students from Long Beach City College Upward Bound pictured with Project SPEAKS staff, after a mental health presentation. 2023.

Founder Jakeel Harris leading an educational workshop for Upward Bound students at Pasadena City College. 2019