Paula 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…

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LaParis 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…

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WEPOWER 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…

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WEPOWER 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…

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Community 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.…

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BJC 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…

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What 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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We Dream, We Build, We Win

November 29, 2022 We Dream, We Build, We Win If Harriet Tubman didn’t dream, if Dr. King didn’t dream, if Dolores Huerta didn’t dream–where would we be?   Dreams are sacred and necessary. They reveal possibilities, and affirm the necessity to create a different future. Dreams allow us to unleash ourselves and our families from…

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Meet WEPOWER’s Fall Cohort of Biz Owners!

November 16, 2022 MEET WEPOWER’S FALL COHORT OF BIZ OWNERS! We are SO HAPPY to share that we have welcomed our fourth cohort of amazing Black and Latinx founders to the WEPOWER family! Take time to get to know each company and checkout their products, services, and venues!   Jamila Boone | Scene Event Space…

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