Civil rights lawyer, activist and Racial Justice Network (RJN) founder Nekima Levy Armstrong called WE WIN Institute’s new building “sacred ground.”

Armstrong said all of the energy that Ms. Bediako has brought to education for decades and “all the seeds that she’s sown from one generation to the next is now being harnessed in this building where we stand.” Four years ago, Armstrong, RJN staff and volunteers lent a helping hand to WE WIN during the COVID-19 pandemic, when WE WIN provided over 15,000 pounds of food to families in need in Minneapolis. She spoke to Unicorn Riot after the groundbreaking.

Full special on WE WIN’s groundbreaking in links below.