As part of the DE&I work I have been doing back home in South Jersey, I wanted to tell some of the stories about some of the wonderful people I went to high school with, and current students as well. In hopes of inspiring change and creating opportunities for future generations of Oakcrest High School students by having them hear the stories of alumni. Below is one of the interviews I did with one of my classmates that outlines my original vision of the project, another podcast that I developed with some of my classmates as part of the project, and some other wonderful projects I have worked on with alumni over the years. Above is the Grammy-Award Producer and Oakcrest High School Alumni, DJ Camper, pictured with Grammy-Award Singer, Brandy, from the making of her last album, B7, photographed by Reji Berrouet. 6 years after that album was finished and 4 after I first started the Stories of Oakcrest podcast I had the great pleasure of doing the introduction for DJ’s introduction in the Oakcrest Community Wall of Fame in 2024. A couple of months later, I was asked to be Alumni Association Chair, and in 2025, as graduation approaches, we are officially launching many of the changes and more that I hoped would one day be a part of the Oakcrest Alumni Association! Hopefully, alumni will be able to support both alumni and students in a way that has never been done in South Jersey and ultimately help completely transform the area! Click here to read my introduction for DJ, and be sure to check out some of the other projects below!
Crosshairs: The Madlib Freestyles by Derrick “Rick Skope” Walker, Executive Produced by Sean “Data” Mack and me. A&R direction by yours truly. Artwork by Greg Simmons. With exception of Greg, Derrick, Sean, and I are alumni of the class of Oakcrest’s class of 2001 as well. Greg is an alumnus of the Oakcrest class of 2002.
Obama Portraits at The High Museum of Art with Oakcrest High School alumni, Aaliyah Taylor.
Click here to see some of the work I have done with Oakcrest alumni, Billy Joe, over the years.
Sports always have had the power of connecting people, so we thought telling the story of Oakcrest alumnus and current head coach, Michael Forest, as he returns the Oakcrest Football team that he once led back to prominence would be the perfect way to re-launch the Oakcrest Alumni Association. Click here to fill out the interest form for the alumni association or use the QR in the flyer above. Check out the trailer for the documentary below that Marcus Brown worked on with fellow Oakcrest alumnus, Imaad Andrews. Above photo of Michael Forest also by Imaad Andrews. Artwork by Robb Chambers.