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Repa Mekha saw slim opportunities for himself and his peers growing up as a young Black man in Milwaukee. 

He ended up in prison, where he started college and embarked on his life’s work of figuring out what it takes to create more paths forward for Black Americans and other groups left out of mainstream economies. 

He worked with homeless teens in the Twin Cities and got a master’s degree from Harvard University. He also founded a nonprofit that promotes cooperatively-owned businesses and distributes “wealth-building” grants to people who are descendants of the transatlantic slave trade.

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Repa Mekha about his life and vision for building wealth and wellbeing for Black Minnesotans. 

Do you have experience with a cooperatively owned business or real estate? What are the pros and cons? What questions do you have for Repa Mekha?  

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What if more businesses were owned and run by their employees? Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Repa Mekha, CEO of Nexus Community Partners, about building wealth and wellbeing for Black Minnesotans. 

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