In the world of banking, few voices resonate as powerfully as Carla Bland’s. A career banker, passionate musician, and dedicated...

5 Reasons to Get Excited About the ACER Innovation and Catalyst Center (ACER ICC)

Food is a bridge that connects people, across cultures and generations. For Kafayat, food was how she connected with her mother and...

2023 has been a year of transformational work for ACER. Here's a quick overview of the impact of ACER in the community and areas of focus...

In their January 2023 report, "Five Ways City Leaders Can Support Black Entrepreneurs' efforts to ‘buy back the block’," the Brookings...

ACER wrapped up Black History Month with a discussion on Building Black Wealth.

Since the Brooklyn Executive Plaza was purchased by a new owner in August 2021, the status of the predominantly black immigrant owned...

Denise Butler, the Associate Director and Director of Economic and Community Development at Brooklyn Park nonprofit ACER (African Career,...

ACER hosted a tour of business corridors featuring BIPOC-owned/operated businesses located in the cities of Crystal, Brooklyn Park, and...

CCX reports that ACER and our project partner COPAL received a joint $ 1 million check to fund workforce development in local African and...

ACER Communications Manager Agnes Omwoyo, writing in the Sun Post, advocates for community engagement in BLRT extension.

March 16, 2022 Brooklyn Park, MN — African Career, Education, & Resources Inc. (ACER) will receive $500,000 as a part of the direct...

The Opportunity Site is an approximately 80-acre area west of Highway 100 and east of Shingle Creek Parkway, between Bass Lake Road and...

Last week the folks at Hennepin County came to ACER’s offices to capture small business owner Florence Karp’s success story. To support...

ACER signed on to this letter in collaboration with almost 20 other organizations as we advocated for specific funding for our...

At the beginning of the pandemic, before we really knew what COVID was or how to respond to it, we knew evictions for our small business...

ACER is a member of the Equity in Place coalition, a diverse group of strategic partners from place-based, housing, and advocacy...

ACER is a co-chair of the Blue Line Coalition, a group of community organizations working to incorporate community power and voices in...