

Higher Purpose Co mission is to build community wealth with Black residents in Mississippi by supporting the ownership of financial, cultural, and political power. Our theory of change is anchored by an integrated model: asset building, narrative change, and advocacy.
Solutions-based organizing and community wealth building amplify our theory of change to unapologetically tackle generational poverty, structured inequality, and institutionalized racism in the state of Mississippi
Higher Purpose Co (HPC). is a 501c3 economic justice nonprofit based in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Asset Building
HPC provides education, access to capital, and support services to Black entrepreneurs.

Narrative Change
HPC narrative change efforts focuses on publishing articles, documenting oral history, and producing positive storytelling content.

Advocacy
HPC advocates for better economic justice policies to improve the quality of life for Black residents by implementing digital organizing, community based research, and policy education.
Impact
Since 2016, HPC has provided entrepreneurship and community education to over 700 residents, created/expanded 15 businesses, and have helped financial institutions deploy almost $51,000 in affordable capital. HPC is currently providing business support to over 50 Black entrepreneurs across Mississippi. Majority of HPC members identify as Black women.
National organizations such as the Federal Reserve Bank, Aspen Institute, ArtPlace America, and the National Rural Assembly have highlighted HPC’s work.
For press inquiries, please email jarquita@higherpurposeco.org.
Higher Purpose Co Launches Statewide Business Membership and Offers Mental Health Support For Black Entrepreneurs, Farmers, and Artists in Mississippi
December 16, 2020Higher Purpose Co Receives $380,000 Grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to Support Black Businesses Across Mississippi
July 24, 2020Meet Five Black-Owned Businesses in Mississippi Supported by Higher Purpose Co’s Black Business Relief Fund
July 22, 2020Membership

Terrance Walker

Theodore & LaTanthony Strong

Crystal Hill

Tim Lampkin

Ryne S. Gipson, Sr.

Jarquita Brown
Communications Coordinator

Ivory Cancer
Creative Director

Angela Williams

Constance Brown, Esq.
Business Funding & Advising Coordinator

Breeanna Thornton
AmeriCorps Vista

Kristle Wardlaw
Membership and Operations Coordinator

Dr. Sondra Collins
Senior Economist - University Research Center Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning

Pamela Hadley
Vice President Community Outreach & Mortgage Resource Officer - Renasant Bank

Dr. Temika Simmons
Director of the Local Government Leadership Institute

Krystal Beachum
CEO of Student Athletes Unite

DeWayne Hopson, Jr.
Attorney at Hopson Law Firm


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P.O. Box 2148 • Clarksdale, MS 38614
[P] 662.592.5262
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