



innovations in
the black community
Establishing Black Partnership Networks
Empower & Transform
The goal of the "U power Up Transformation Strategy is to engage partners and participants in an effective strategy for empowering the Black community.
Enable Positive Change
We develop black excellence: resilience, persistence, and perseverance to overcome insufficiency, insignificance inferiority, and impossibilities. Transforming the lives of black individuals, families, communities, businesses and impact the wider society.
You are strong, courageous, and significant.
We enable black people to connect, create solutions and make breakthroughs happen.
Black-centric
We incorporate and acknowledge the unique experiences, cultures, collective influence, and voices of Black life and culture.
Black-led governance
People who self-identify as Black hold at least two-thirds of the leadership roles at all management and governance levels.
Black-focused
We provide culturally appropriate programs and services. Our organization's leadership table includes black leaders, and we frequently collaborate with other black-led organizations.
Black-serving
Our mandate is to empower Black people, equip families and transform communities.
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Identify the root cause of the issue
Inspire and influence
Implement and improve
Institutionalize the change
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Strategically, UpowerUp is geared to target the core of the much larger or more complex issue or social problem, bringing a more prosperous and sustainable solution to black individuals and their local communities.


Nicola McFadden
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