PRIDE PARADE

Grand Marshal Amnoni Myers

Tulsa Pride is thrilled to announce that the Grand Marshal for the 2024 Tulsa Pride Parade is the incomparable Amnoni Myers. Amnoni is a trailblazing child welfare advocate, public speaker, and consultant who has dedicated their life to championing social justice and uplifting marginalized communities.

Amnoni Myers, a Boston native, now calls Tulsa, Oklahoma, home after relocating through the Tulsa Remote program in November 2021. Their journey, shaped by their experience aging out of the foster care system, has fueled a deep commitment to advocacy and empowerment.

Amnoni holds a Master of Public  Administration from the prestigious National Urban Fellows Program in Manhattan, New York. During this fellowship, Amnoni worked at The California Endowment in Oakland, where they contributed to President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative for young boys and men of color. Their impressive career includes consulting on child welfare policy for the U.S. Children’s Bureau and interning on Capitol Hill and with the White House Domestic Policy Council under the Obama administration, where their policy recommendations became draft legislation.

Academically, Amnoni boasts a double major in Social Work and Sociology from Gordon College. Their educational pursuits include a practicum in San Francisco focusing on Social Work and Peace and Conflict Studies and a study program in South Africa centering on Race, Class, and Gender.

Amnoni has earned numerous awards for their dedication to child welfare and social justice, including The Re-envisioning Foster Care Champion Award, The National Urban Fellows Ron Gonzalez Memorial Fund Leadership Award, TEDC’s Mortar Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, Tulsa Remote’s Most Outstanding Member of the Year Award, and Tulsa’s 2023 Game Changer award. They are a proud member of Black Queer Tulsa and have been involved in entrepreneurial initiatives such as the Act House Accelerator Program and Builders and Backers. Their startup, Launch Ahead, which empowers foster youth transitioning into adulthood, was recently named a semi-finalist for Pharrell Williams’s Black Ambition Prize.

Amnoni is also the author of *You Are the Prize*, a book that has been embraced in educational settings across the country. As the founder of Launch Ahead, Amnoni continues their mission to support foster youth as they transition into adulthood.

Now, as the Grand Marshal of the Tulsa Pride Parade, Amnoni Myers is honored to lead this year’s celebration of diversity, inclusion, and the vibrant spirit of the LGBTQ+ community. They embody the very values of pride and resilience that Tulsa Pride represents, making them the perfect choice to helm this year’s parade.

Join us in celebrating the 2024 Tulsa Pride Parade with Grand Marshal Amnoni Myers on October 13th. This year’s parade promises to be a powerful celebration of our community’s strength, unity, and unwavering commitment to equality.