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WEPOWER Relaunches Biz Accelerator for STL-Based Black and Latinx Businesses
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. July 24, 2024 WEPOWER Relaunches Biz Accelerator for STL-based Black and Latinx Businesses The Accelerators will provide entrepreneur development,…
Read MoreA Day Without Childcare, STL – Action Alerts
Last year, thousands of child care providers, parents, and advocates joined the #DayWithoutChildCare to demand the funding we need for a 21st century child care system. And on Monday, May 13th… we’re doing it again. Join us. On Monday, May 13th, we’re bringing organizers, providers, parents, and advocates together to take THREE URGENT ACTIONS: Call…
Read MoreOn the Right Side of History
December 20, 2023 So I don’t bury the lead; this is a fundraising letter and then some. 
As I close out 2023, like many of you, I am reflecting on what I learned, how I showed up as a leader, what we accomplished, what seeds we planted for future harvests, and the larger sociopolitical…
We Pull Up for Our Babies
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. December 13, 2023 We Pull Up for Our Babies By Paula Breonne Vickers Standing, Mary-Ann Vickers Mans , Paula holds…
Read MoreCherly’s Herbs Heads to Vegas with Eye on Expansion
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. October 23, 2023 Cherly’s Herbs Heads to Vegas with Eye on Expansion One of the largest trade shows of its…
Read MoreCharli 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…
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