Get ready to help build collective power and reshape the economy in service of Black Communities!

Register now for the Black CoopNomics Academy, a 10 week course designed to provide you with the tools, knowledge, and contacts to launch Black-led coops in your community.

Each week, you'll learn from professionals in the field about exciting topics such as

• History of Black coops
• How to begin your own coop
• Strategies to build collective wealth and self determination
• Real examples of Black led cooperatives across the country

Each week on Wednesday nights, starting September 10, we'll meet at 6 PM at Sankofa Video Books and Cafe, on 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington DC, 20001

• Here are the presenters and sessions:

Ron Hantz

Founder and Executive Director of Network for Developing Conscious Communities

Recovering the Legacy: Black Cooperative Movements in U.S. History

September 10, 6 to 8pm

Chloe Thompson

Communitiy Engagement Officer of Takoma Park Silver Spring Coop

Telling Your Story: Branding and Marketing for Black Cooperatives

October 1, 6 to 8 pm

Woullard Lett

Co-chair of National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (New England Chapter)

Building Strong Cooperative Leadership and Governance

October 8, 6 to 8 pm 

Hans Petit-Homme

V.P. Senior Business Consultant of Chase Business Banking

Blueprints for Collective Success: Writing a Cooperative Business Plan

October 15, 6 to 8 pm

Chipo Nyambuya

Founder of WisConnect LWCA

Staying Strong Through the Storm: Crisis Management for Cooperatives

October 22, 6 to 8 pm

Tahquetta Hunter

Freelance Graphic and Web Designer

Technology, Innovation, and the Future of Black Cooperatives

October 29, 6 to 8 pm

Pacyinz Lyfoung

Attorney at Law

Cooperatives and the Law: Building a Strong Legal Foundation

November 5, 6 to 8 pm

Jamila White

Founder and Co-Owner of blakQuity

Sustaining Ourselves: Health, Wellness, and Collective Care in Co-ops

November 11, 6 to 8 pm

Interested in joining us? Please sign up here https://ndccnetwork.org/baltimore-and-district-of-columbia-coorporative-academy/ or contact Maki Chapman at makilchapman@gmail.com. Help us build a better tomorrow. Together.