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The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce receives distinguished Charles Houston Bar Association Benjamin Travis Community Service Award

OAACC has become a trusted voice of the Black business community through the many services and resources it provides to its 500 plus membership base.

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Left to right: Attorney Vince Brown, Vice President of CHBA; Anne Fredd, wife of Judge Benjamin Travis; Attorney Tamara C. Micheal, CHBA; Cathy D. Adams, President & CEO, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce; Donovan Loud, nephew of Attorney Gordon Greenwood, Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood; Attorney Terrace Evans, Terrance Evans, Immediate Past President of the Charles Houston Bar Association
Pictured Left to right: Attorney Vince Brown, Vice President of CHBA; Anne Fredd, wife of Judge Benjamin Travis; Attorney Tamara C. Michael, CHBA; Cathy D. Adams, President & CEO, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce; Donovan Loud, nephew of Attorney Gordon Greenwood, Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood; Attorney Terrace Evans, Terrance Evans, Immediate Past President of the Charles Houston Bar Association

The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce received the distinguished Charles Houston Bar Association Benjamin Travis Community Service Award, Saturday, December 3, at the San Francisco Hyatt Regency Embarcadero.

Cathy D. Adams, President and CEO accepted the award on behalf of OAACC.  The Honorable Judge Benjamin Travis (deceased) was a respected leader in the Community.

OAACC has become a trusted voice of the Black business community through the many services and resources it provides to its 500 plus membership base.

In 2020 OAACC created the OAACC Resiliency Relief Grant Program and raised more than $1.1 million dollars to assist business.

Under the leadership of CEO, Cathy D. Adams, more than 200 plus grants were awarded to Black Owned Businesses.

That same year OAACC was awarded 2020 Black Chamber of the year from the U.S. Black Chamber of the year from the U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. which has 200 global members.

Anne Fredd, the wife of Judge Travis from Chicago attended the event festivities and presented the award along with Attorney Tamara C. Michael.  Judge Horace Wheatley (retired), a personal friend of Travis attended the event to celebrate the contributions of the late jurist.

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