BLACK LEADERS ACQUIRING COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE (BLACK) INCORPORATED
EIN 81-4639213 · Cultural & Ethnic Awareness (A23)
What they do
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OUR GOAL is to ENHANCE and DEVELOP THE BLACK COMMUNITY BY ENGAGING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, and COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. FINANCIAL LITERACY OUR COMMUNITY MUST UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE of THE "BLACK DOLLAR." WE AIM to TEACH OTHERS HOW to BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE and THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME OWNERSHIP, INVESTMENTS, ETC. YOUTH ENGAGEMENT OUR YOUTH NEED to FEEL EMPOWERED to BE APART of THE COMMUNITY. WE ASSIST WITH THE CULTIVATION of OUR FUTURE LEADERS, SCHOLARS, DOCTORS, ENTREPRENEURS, ETC. FAMILY FAMILY is THE FOUNDATION of THE COMMUNITY.WE ENCOURAGE FAMILIES to LEARN, GROW, and HEAL to HELP FOSTER A BETTER FAMILY DYNAMIC IN ORDER to HELP BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY. SPIRITUALITY IT is IMPORTANT to ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BLACK PEOPLE ARE SPIRITUALLY ROOTED and WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS. WE HAVE to GROW IN OUR UNDERSTANDING and ACCEPTANCE of OUR CONNECTION to THE WORLD IN A SPIRITUAL WAY. HEALTH & WELLNESS WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE THREE COMPONENTS of WELLNESS: MI
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2026
- Location
- PO BOX 694, LA CROSSE, WI 54602-0694
- County
- La Crosse
- In care of
- % SHAUNDEL M SPIVEY