The State of Black Wealth in KC

The State of Black Wealth KC officially opens Black Wealth Week with an engaging, powerful evening of community vision-casting, education, and collaboration.

This is not just a panel.

This is a community table.

Together, residents, leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates, and institutions will explore what it truly means to build holistic wealth in Kansas City — across five essential pillars:

• Mental Wealth — healing, mindset, and emotional well-being

• Physical Wealth — health, safety, and access to care

• Time Wealth — systems, opportunity, and access to resources

• Social Wealth — relationships, networks, and collaboration

• Financial Wealth — ownership, investment, and economic stability

• Networking and connection

• Interactive Wealth Wall where guests share ideas, commitments, and visions for Kansas City’s future

• Photo backdrop and resource tables

• Light refreshments

• Welcome & Vision Framing

• Echoes of the City + Black Wealth Week Opening Video

• Community Panel Discussion featuring leaders across health, business, finance, development, justice, and civic systems

• Audience engagement and live reflections from the Wealth Wall

• Black Wealth Week Pledge — a collective commitment to building stronger systems and opportunities for our city

• Open networking with panelists, organizations, and community members

• Learn about upcoming Black Wealth Week events and the Roots & Rise Gala

• Community leaders and advocates

• Entrepreneurs and business owners

• Educators, health professionals, and nonprofit leaders

• Financial and civic partners

• Students and emerging leaders

• Anyone invested in the future of Black wealth and opportunity in Kansas City

Black wealth is not just financial.

It is mental, physical, social, and collective.

This evening is designed to move us from conversation to collaboration — and from vision to action — as we work together to build stronger systems, deeper relationships, and lasting opportunities across Kansas City.

Echoes of the City: Roots & Rise is a Kansas City-based storytelling and community initiative dedicated to honoring local builders, elevating community voices, and creating spaces where culture, leadership, and collective wealth intersect.

Learn more about Black Wealth Week and upcoming events:

🌐www.echoesofthecitykc.com

🎟 Roots & Rise Gala: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/root-and-rise-honoree-and-fundraiser-gala

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Keystone CoLAB, 800 East 18th Street, Kansas City, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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