October 26, 2022
St. Louis County Council Votes to Allocate $5.6 Million in ARPA Funds to Improve Local Early Childhood Education
St. Louis County Council Votes to Allocate $5.6 Million in ARPA Funds to Improve Local Early Childhood Education
September 26, 2022
WEPOWER Announces First Investment in St. Louis Startup, Bold Xchange
WEPOWER Announces First Investment in St. Louis Startup, Bold Xchange
Bold Xchange, curator of corporate gifts from Black-owned brands, receives the first investment from WEPOWER’s new fund, whose goal is to accelerate community owned wealth and create economic growth...
August 25, 2022
For Us, By Us, with Love
For Us, By Us, with Love
We can't wait for anybody else to liberate us. We are the ones with that power when we get organized. We are the ones that are in charge of creating a different future, and we can lead this charge for...
August 4, 2022
We Have More Power Than We Recognize
We Have More Power Than We Recognize
I don’t have to be an ‘expert’ to speak up and have something valuable to say; my lived experiences and desires for the world I want to live in justify my speaking up.
July 14, 2022
You Have a Future in This: How vision can help build a village
You Have a Future in This: How vision can help build a village
There’s a particular type of inheritance from being a person of color in North St. Louis and other places like this. But we’ve got to learn to bury that inheritance and create a new one together: ...
June 13, 2022
Keeping Kids at the Center
Keeping Kids at the Center
Quality, affordable ECE is deeply important for our hard-working families and the futures of our incredible children, and it will be more supported in the region when we are more united.
May 4, 2022
Meet + Support The Spring 2022 Cohort of WEPOWER Biz Accelerator!
Meet + Support The Spring 2022 Cohort of WEPOWER Biz Accelerator!
WEPOWER is beyond thrilled to welcome our third ever cohort of the Accelerator, our accelerator for Black and Latinx-owned companies.
March 30, 2022
A “One-Of-A-Kind” Team: An Interview with WEPOWER’s Community Wealth Building Team
A “One-Of-A-Kind” Team: An Interview with WEPOWER’s Community Wealth Building Team
WEPOWER’s Community Wealth Building team came together with interviewer Whitney Bembenek to share about their backgrounds, personal visions, superpowers, and the meaning of their work.
March 18, 2022
13 Black and Latinx Women graduate from WEPOWER’s Chisolm’s Chair Fellowship, prepare to pursue public leadership positions
13 Black and Latinx Women graduate from WEPOWER’s Chisolm’s Chair Fellowship, prepare to pursue public leadership positions
In its second year, the Chisolm's Chair Fellowship is designed to support and train Black and Latinx women as they pursue public leadership in St. Louis.