100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis

#Repost @mospoonworld This Wednesday December 16th from 2:30 to 4pm is @pullupneighbor at @100blackmen_st.louis It’s a drive up food and PPE distributed to people in need. walk ups are welcome as well! #PullUpNeigbor #StLouis #100BlackMenStLouis

Giving Tuesday is today. Support the 100 by purchasing a ticket for our Virtual Gala on December 12th http://www.100blackmenstl.com/virtual-gala.html

Please join us in honoring Sheila R. Grigsby, PhD, RN, MPH, APHN-BC with the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri, st. louis for her outstanding achievements and contributions to the community. Sheila Grigsby received her doctorate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing. In addition to working on her degree and teaching, Dr. Grigsby has spent much of the last year working on a project funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institu...te. This study, in collaboration with organizations, seeks to reduce health disparities in the St. Louis region by engaging community members through focus groups and other activities to address asthma and other issues among youth. A longtime member of the UMSL teaching faculty, Dr. Grigsby has worked extensively in the St. Louis region as a community organizer and health coalition builder. She is interested in teen pregnancy prevention, sexual and reproductive health, and preventing chronic disease in the African American community using participatory research methods. Dr. Grigsby, we salute you See more

We would like to introduce Laraine Davis, Vice President, Next Generation Talent, Community Champion Program Manager at Wells Fargo Advisors as Honorary Co-Chair at this years' first ever virtual black tie gala. Laraine has 20+ years of experience in mortgage, government and industry relations, and community relations. Laraine has focused much of her work on building strategic partnerships across Wells Fargo as she also worked to serve those communities most in need. As Next Generation Talent’s Community Champion Program Manager, Laraine now works to build programs and resources that create awareness of Next Generation Talent careers in order to increase the pool of diverse candidates. We are honored that she will be presenting on the Education pillar.

We would like to introduce Orvin Kimbrough, Chairman & CEO of Midwest Bankcentre, as Honorary Co-Chair presenting on The Organization's Economic Empowerment pillar at this year's virtual gala. Prior to joining Midwest BankCentre, Orv spent nearly 20 years in leadership roles in prominent nonprofit agencies, most recently as the president and CEO of the United Way of Greater St. Louis. Orv is unlike any other bank CEO in the nation. From humble beginnings, he became an inspir...ing leader who has boosted the life trajectory of tens of thousands of people through his work in the nonprofit sector, while becoming the first and only African American to lead one of the 100+ mainstream banks in the St. Louis region. See more