Kofi Lomotey
Kofi Lomotey graduated from Oberlin in 1974 with majors in Economics and Black Studies. Upon graduation, he stayed in Oberlin with his wife Nahuja, to run the Shule until the 1980s. During this time he received his Master in Education at Cleveland State University in Curriculum and Instruction while he was running the Shule. In 1980, Lomotey attended Stanford University to receive both a Masters and a Doctorate in Education Administration and Policy Analysis.
Lomotey has dedicated his life to the education of African American students both in principle and action. He was included in the group that founded CIBI, and has continued to work with them since, he started a second Shule called Shule Ya Taifa in East Palo Alto, CA and has written extensively about the importance of African-centered schools, African American education, and African Americans in Higher education.