Tue, Feb 28
|North Hennepin Community College
Harnessing the Power of Black Wealth
Black Investment and Cooperative Wealth Building: ACER hosts a Black History Month panel series to discuss strategies to build wealth in Black communities.
Time & Location
Feb 28, 2023, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
North Hennepin Community College, 7411 85th Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445, USA
About the event
With a buying power of $7B in Minnesota, Black people have an opportunity to direct this financial power to invest in strategies that will build generational Black wealth. From venture capitalism, real estate investment, and building cooperatives, Black Minnesotans are working together to build generational wealth.
Introduction: Investing to Build Black Wealth
Keynote speaker: Elaine Rasmussen
Panel Discussion:
- Building Black Cooperatives: Pooling Black resources together for our collective wealth and good
Speakers: Nonkululeko Shongwe, Jannie Seibure, and Mark Fick
- Black Investment: Driving capital investment to Black enterprises
Speaker: Kenya Mcknight-Ahad
- Black Real Estate Investment: Developers, VCs, and Investors
Speaker: Stephen Obayuwana