Khafre Jay

Community Organizer | Nonprofit Consultant | Keynote Speaker | Artist | Father

"It's about giving the microphone to as many people as we possibly can"

Khafre Jay hails from Hunters Point San Francisco, a neighborhood that stands in stark contrast to the gilded city we’re used to seeing in media, and his activism is deeply rooted in real communities dealing with real issues. He is at home on the humblest corner, the corporate board room, in the booth, on stage, and at the gaudiest lectern speaking truth to power.

Khafre’s experience in merging activism and expressive cultural arts has led him to found Hip Hop For Change, a 501c3 education organization that uses Hip Hop culture to educate and advocate for social justice in the Bay Area. Through this organization, Khafre has employed almost a thousand people in his community and raised over 3 million dollars to advance social justice and education in the Bay Area. In 2014, Khafre created THE MC program, a modular curriculum using Hip Hop history and culture to focus on healthy expression and positive identity. He has worked with over 22 thousand youth, K-12, in his endeavor to create healthier places for children to foster their creativity. He travels the country speaking at colleges and universities and has also graced the TEDx stage in Sausalito in 2016.

As a performing artist, Khafre has shared the stage with world-class acts such as Rakim, Method Man, Dead Prez, Hieroglyphics, The Pharcyde, Talib Kweli, and many more. He has worked closely with people like Van Jones, performing at the 2010 Democratic Convention, as well as writing a song called, “Become” for the Kaiser’s 2018 Health and Equity Summit. He’s hosted a weekly radio show since 2014 on San Francisco radio station KPOO that supports his local Hip Hop community, and his work has featured in Mother Jones, The Daily Kos, The SF Chronicle, The Oakland Tribune, POP VULTURE Magazine, and Musicbailout, just to name a few.

Khafre’s brand of hardcore, revolutionary, anti-misogynist, community-oriented Hip Hop, mixed is a plus on any stage, and if you want your audience to be moved, Khafre Jay is your answer. He never slows down.

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Sejal Choksi-Chugh

Executive Director at San Francisco Baykeeper

I first got to know Khafre while patrolling the south SF shoreline for pollution on the Baykeeper boat. As he told stories of his childhood growing up in Hunter's Point, we bonded over a mutual passion for the environmental harms facing the community. Khafre has since found opportunities for our non-profit organizations to partner, and I've experienced firsthand how he brings energy, talent, authenticity, and creativity to every project. Once he develops a vision for how he can help his community, he's determined to achieve it -- with good humor and a smile. And I've been inspired by him as an organizational leader, too, watching him jump fundraising, marketing, and management hurdles with skill and ease. If you're lucky enough to have the opportunity, I highly recommend working with him.

Michelle Ryan

CXO at GROW Design and Development

Khafre Jay is one of the most important voices of Oakland and the Bay Area. I have witnessed his ability to inspire and create crucial change for the youth and communities across the bay through hip hop. I stand in awe of the relentless work Khafre puts in to attain this success. He is one of the hardest working individuals I have known and I’m proud to have worked on several initiatives with him. In fact, every time I’ve asked for his help he’s obliged because that’s the type of person he is, always there to help out his people. If you are ever so lucky to meet him, you will know it was an honor, just as I did.

Johwell Saint-Cilien

Event Production Coordinator at Oakland Museum of California

Khafre's Hip Hop For Change was the very first company I saught to collaborate with when I first arrived in the Bay Area. His name kept coming up and so I reached out. For the very first day that we connected, he made me feel welcome and very comfortable to work with. I have never in my life met someone this resilient and devoted to his community. His level of integrity is something that I always look up to and his professionalism speaks for itself. I have collaborated with Hip Hop For Change on many projects and am always looking forward to the next one. I strongly recommend working with Khafre, because with him, what you see is precisely what you get.

Keynote Speaking

Khafre is a dynamic speaker versed with a deep knowledge of race, social justice, Hip Hop history and culture, and much more. His lived experiences, as well as his extensive history of performance lends to powerful speeches that keep people on the edge of their seats.

Diversity workshops

Khafre finds his passion in facilitating workshops around racism and media bias. Through the lens of Hip Hop and Hip Hop history, companies will find these unique discussions and activities will leave a lasting impact on an office's culture in a way most dry, run of the mill training cannot.

Social Impact

Consultant

Khafre has spent the last decade of his life raising millions for his local community while mastering nonprofit fundraising, and Goals, Strategy, and Tactics methods. Whether you're just getting started with an idea, or you're struggling to keep your org in the black, Khafre can help you realize stability.

Performances and interviews

Last but definitely not least, Khafre is one of the best Hip Hop performers in the Bay Area who's been rocking stages for 30 years. Whether you need an MC for your event, a performance, or an interview for you for your next podcast, he'll be a great addition to any event.