Committee
Advisory
Sandra Porter Marks
Christol Crenshaw
Dan Lester
Tamara Lewis-Jackson
Trish Marcano
Otto Nichols III
Jesse Sanders
Nicolas Smith
Arnez Stevenson
Bob Clark
Otto Nichols III
Sandra Porter Marks
Executive Chairman & Founder
Lead Trustee
Chair of Advisory Committee
While we welcome leaving behind a tumultuous 2020, it’s important that we remember the protests of this time last year as our country responded to the graphic scene of George Floyd pleading for air. Then we learned of the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others as the summer continued. The tragedy is that these follow a long list of recent Black victims of systemic racism and judicial injustice that include Michael Brown, Laquan McDonald, Tamir Rice, and many others. Much of America has started to realize we have a systemic problem and were appalled that they may not have even been aware of the problems if not for smartphones and social media. People from all walks of life, backgrounds, and cultures finally had enough and elevated their voices for change through protest.
Sometimes we need to see the injustice through our own eyes to make it real. Let’s not forget that the infamous Rodney King assault was captured on video over thirty years ago. Protests occurred then too, but even then, nothing changed. No matter your political views, we all deserve to be safe and free.
Within Clayco, we’ve decided to go beyond symbolic stances of solidarity and support. We want to do something about this problem and we’re asking our closest partners to do something with us. The Juneteenth Fund was created by Clayco’s founder, Bob Clark, and is directed by its lead trustee and Clayco partner, Otto Nichols, as part of the Clayco Foundation.
In The News
Clayco Foundation Hosts First Annual Juneteenth Fund Celebration
Clayco Foundation Donates $150,000 at
2nd Annual Juneteenth Fund Celebration
