We invite you to support Solidarity with the Northside!, a benefit on Wednesday, July 9th at Work & Leisure to raise urgently needed funds for Black community  programs of self-determination and economic development in North St. Louis. 

This is especially critical in the aftermath of a devastating tornado that destroyed thousands of homes in the Black working-class community. 

This benefit is raising funds for the Black Power Blueprint, a unique and multi-faceted community-based development initiative, which has been working for years to build political and economic power in the northside of St. Louis, one of the most economically depressed areas in the country due to generations of government policy such as “benign neglect,” red-lining and gentrification.

The benefit will raise funds to continue the growth of the Black Power Blueprint’s

transformational programs for economic development and self-determination, including:

● Uhuru House Community Center, where the community comes together for political education, meetings, and entertainment.

● Gary Brooks Black Power Community Garden provides weekly vegetables and herbs for the community.

● Workforce Program Housing for African people coming out of the prison system, where they are not only given housing, but job training and employment.

● Community Basketball Court has become a popular site for community youth.

● Uhuru Bakery & Cafe has won its permit to begin running as a food source for the community, serving healthy African comfort food as well as Uhuru’s signature pies.