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• The 26th Annual Black Expo Does It Again In Oakland!

  Posted on July 24 2017

  The 26th Annual Black Expo was an amazing event.  It was held at the Coliseum in Oakland this past weekend and it was full to capacity with Vendors, Great Entertainment and Food.  What a great venue! 

  But most importantly, the community came out to show their love and support for this long time tradition in the black community.  There were lots of smiles, hugs and great conversations and of course everyone was shopping!  Thank you Oakland and thank you Rose Lyles and the Bay Area Expo Team.   See you next year!

• Go Warriors and Ashay in Sacramento at the Black Book Expo

  Posted on June 13 2017

  Congratulations to the baddest team in Basketball!    Go Warriors!  And keep it moving forward. 

   

  Also check us out at the 4th Annual Black Book Expo in Sacramento. It was an amazing event and lots of fun. 

• Mindful Messages Summer Program Begins June 12th.

  Posted on June 13 2017

  The Mindful Messages Summer Mentoring Program started this week in West Oakland at the following four sites: Mandela Gateway, Chestnut LInden, Campbell Village and Iron Horse Communities.   Our 9 Week Summer Program (June 12 - August 10) Is for youth Ages 8-14.  Mindful Messages is more than a Africentric cultural enrichment program, because we also focus on health education, culture and life skills.   We also teach the kids Yoga and we are in our fourth year of Swahili and they receive a FREE lunch and snack, compliments of the City of Oakland.  The hours are generally 11-3 Monday - Thursday and we have great staff to teach and mentor.  The kids have are also building a movable art mural and they have several Field Trips and activities planned this summer, which include a Trip to Monterrey,  A Trip to Yosemite and a Tour of Oakland's Black Businesses Downtown.   And this summer we are offering a Work Read Program for Pre-Teens 12-14.

  So if you live in those four communities, we still have some space available.  Looking forward to seeing you.  It's going to be a great summer! 

  

  

   

• CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS!

  Posted on May 16 2017

  The Ashay by the Bay Sweepstakes Giveaway has concluded and have selected the following winners.

  Sandra Grayson - El Cerrito, CA.

  Samantha Grace - Oakland, CA.

  Tracie Harrison - Pinole, CA.

  Each will be receiving an Ashay by the Bay African American Children's Book Collection Valued at $250.  Each collection includes Books for Baby-3 thru 6^th Grade. The titles chosen will be some of the best in books in African American Children’s Literature and will include Award Winning Books, Classics and All Time Favorites.  The Collections will consist of puzzle, board books, paperback and hardcover books.

  We apologize to our customers on the announcement delay but we wanted to be sure because we received only 3 Texts to the CEO during the Sweepstakes Giveaway.  ???? I find that strange and I want to be fair to everyone, so if you feel we may have missed your Text during the 5 months 11/28/16 - 4/30/17 of this online event then let us know because I would like to send you a gift.  I will need, your Name, Date of Purchase, Phone and Order Amount so we can track your sale.  So please forward this information to this email address: AshayByTheBayCEO@gmail.com or text or call me at 510-520-2742.  

  Thanks again, for your supporting my business and educating our children.

  Deborah Day ~ Founder and CEO                                                                                

• Updated African American Reading Lists Collections Grades K-6 and 7-12 Online Now!

  Posted on March 24 2017

  Things are off to a good start this year, and we made some great contacts at both National Title 1 and CAAASA conferences. Now we are focusing on school orders and moving forward.  Recently we updated Ashay’s African American Reading List for Baby-3 and Grades K-6 and our Spanish Bi-Lingual Reading Lists. Most books on the list are AR (Accelerated Reading) approved for Core Curriculum.  

  Also we just added Ashay’s African American Reading List Grades 7-12.  I made my selection based on Core Curriculum, recommendations and personal favorites.  They include the best authors and illustrators in African American literature and should be required reading per grade level.  Remember what Malcolm X said, “The future belongs to those who prepare today.”

  Thanks for sharing with staff and send your orders directly to me at AshayByTheBayCEO@gmail.com.   Don’t forget we can assist with your order and we have volume pricing. https://AshayByTheBay.com

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