Juneteenth is June 19 and to honor the day, KIRO Radio partnered with Draze, who often joins the Gee & Ursula Show, for two big events in Seattle.
BJ Stewart, CFO with Urban Impact, said they’d been in Seattle for 34 years with the mission of partnering with families and communities to break the cycle of social material and spiritual poverty.
He explained that aspiring entrepreneurs generally lack three things: the network and relationships they need, the knowledge and information to launch and grow their enterprises, and they don’t have the cash.Monika Mathews with“Our premise is to indulge, engage, and uplift,” Mathews explained. “We want people to indulge in self care practices that really support optimal health because we know that if I’m at my best, I’m going to treat you a little bit better.
“This event today of Building Black Wealth is so important and I want to agree that it’s the building part. It’s not a one-time thing,” Mayor Durkan said. “You’ve got to establish generational wealth and give people the opportunity from the time they’re little and you’ve got to build it all the way through.”“Who do our young people have to look up to? When you mention entertainers and athletes, they’re visible in our communities.
“He taught me how to keep my money, he taught me how to spend it wisely, he taught me how to invest it and grow it so that my kids wouldn’t have to start from scratch,” Credit explained. “When you start getting money, you start learning about systems that you didn’t even know about.”
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