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Charli Cooksey | We Can Do This
Friday, August 18th at Missouri’s Botanical Garden, WEPOWER hosted their second ever Garden Party. Charli shared some reflections and also presented investment checks to two entrepreneurs leading businesses that WEPOWER Capital has recently invested in. August 18, 2023 Charli Cooksey | We Can Do This Friday, August 18th at Missouri’s Botanical Garden, WEPOWER hosted…
Read MoreNyara Williams | WEOUTSIDE
Friday, August 18th at Missouri’s Botanical Garden, WEPOWER hosted their second ever Garden Party. Filmmaker Nyara Williams premiered a documentary on behalf of WEPOWER and shared some reflections ahead of its previewing. This touched all of our hearts and we wanted to also share with you. August 18, 2023 Nyara Williams | WEOUTSIDE Blooming Photo…
Read MorePaula Vickers | Grandma’s Plan
Friday, August 18th at Missouri’s Botanical Garden, WEPOWER hosted their second ever Garden Party. Paula Vickers shared her journey with WEPOWER and what’s to come. Paula is a graduate of the 2023 cohort of WEPOWER’s Chisholm’s Chair Fellowship and serves as WEPOWER’s fulltime Early Childhood Community Organizer. August 18, 2023 Paula Vickers | Grandma’s Plan…
Read MoreLaParis Hawkins | The Renaissance
Friday, August 18th at Missouri’s Botanical Garden, WEPOWER hosted their second ever Garden Party. LaParis Hawkins shared her journey with WEPOWER and what’s to come. LaParis is a graduate of the 2023 cohort of WEPOWER’s Chisholm’s Chair Fellowship and the founder and owner of Tailored Pieces. August 18, 2023 LaParis Hawkins | The Renaissance LaParis…
Read MoreWEPOWER launches special collab!
WEPOWER launches special collab! August 9, 2023 Nine years ago today, 18-year young Michael Brown Jr. was murdered. The Ferguson Uprising ignited, and uprisings all across the globe ignited in solidarity. Our region and world will forever be changed. Yet, our work as a region isn’t done; it can’t be. #mikebrownforever means WE have a…
Read MoreWEPOWER Announces Nearly $200,000 Investment in Local Businesses, RooterMan Franchisee and Cheryl’s Herbs
August 3, 2023 WEPOWER Announces Nearly $200,000 Investment in Local Businesses, RooterMan Franchisee and Cheryl’s Herbs RooterMan and Cheryl’s Herbs mark WEPOWER Capital’s second and third investments, with the goal to accelerate community owned wealth and create economic growth in historically divested communities. As WEPOWER Weekend approaches, WEPOWER Capital announces another reason to celebrate: their…
Read MoreLast Night We Won + Today We Build – Join Us April 13th and May 13th!
April 10, 2023 Last Night We Won + Today We Build – Join us April 13th and May 13th! Over the past couple of months, we’ve knocked on 5,000+ doors, texted 85,000 voters, and had hundreds of community convos. Last night, the WEPOWER team went to bed tired, but the good kind of tired –…
Read MoreCommunity Benefits Agreements emerge as top issue in Spring 2023 election cycle
February 20, 2023 Community Benefits Agreements emerge as top issue in Spring 2023 election cycle A new group of more than 100 residents, developers, business owners, philanthropists, and local organizations have announced the Community Wealth Action Group to advocate for community-owned wealth, quality jobs, and livable wages for Black and Latinx residents of St.…
Read MoreBJC Makes Anchor Investment in WEPOWER Capital
January 24, 2023 BJC Makes Anchor Investment in WEPOWER Capital BJC’s anchor investment will go toward focused, revenue-based funding (RBF) investments in Black- and Latinx-owned businesses with strong growth trajectories. WEPOWER Capital works to ignite equitable economic growth and prosperity in St. Louis by building wealth in under-resourced communities. Today WEPOWER Capital announced…
Read MoreWhat it Takes to Thrive: The Importance of Investing in Everyone
November 29, 2022 What it Takes to Thrive: The Importance of Investing in Everyone By: Amina Abdul-Malik WEPOWER’s Director of Investments and a native North St. Louisan, Amina Abdul-Malik, reads on the steps of her former middle school, a place where she saw “the possibilities of educational equity come to life” in her childhood. Photo…
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