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✨ 5 DAYS AWAY | TICKET GIVEAWAY! ✨

We are teaming up with @shakwiththefacts_ for a giveaway and you a chance to join us for the 7th Annual Women Empowerment Project MPLS Launch Party!

Spend your Sunday evening connecting with inspiring people, enjoying meaningful conversation, and celebrating women in leadership.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Follow @wepmpls , @piecesofkandakes , and @shakwiththefacts_
2. Like one posts.
3. Share the WEP MPLS launch party flyer to your Story with the ticket link included.
4. Tag us in your Story so we can verify your entry.

📍 Black Business Enterprises (BBE) @black_business_enterprises
📅 Sunday, October 18, 2026
🕔 5–9 PM

The winner will be announced Saturday, October 15th on @power104.7 from 6-7!

Good luck! We look forward to celebrating with you.

#WomenEmpowerment #wepmpls #WomenInLeadership #MinneapolisEvents piecesofkandakes

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6 DAYS LEFT!

The countdown is on! There are only 6 days left to purchase your tickets for the 7th Annual Women Empowerment Project MPLS Launch Party!

Join us for an evening of connection, meaningful conversations, and celebrating women in leadership. Come ready to connect, be inspired, and be part of a community that continues to create space for women to be seen, heard, and celebrated.

Sunday, October 18, 2026
5 PM – 9 PM
Black Business Enterprises (BBE)

Secure your ticket before it’s too late!

We look forward to seeing you there!

#WomenEmpowermentProjectMPLS #wepmpls #WomenInLeadership #MinneapolisEvents #piecesofkandakes WomenEmpowerment

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10 DAYS. 🤎

We’re getting close, and our hearts are full.

The Women Empowerment Project was created because we know what it feels like to carry so much and still show up for everyone else.

But you deserve a space where you don’t have to have it all together.

A space to take off the armor.
To breathe.
To be seen.
To have honest conversations.
To connect with women who understand that strength doesn’t mean you never need support.

This year, we’re PLANTED — rooted in leadership, strength, purpose, and the reminder that what God planted in you still matters.

October 18, we gather.

Red carpet begins at 5 PM, followed by an evening created with YOU in mind.

10 days. We can’t wait to see you.

🎟️ Buy your ticket and join us:
piecesofkandakes.com

Women Empowerment Project MPLS 2026

#WEPMPLS #minneapolis #WomenEmpowerment #KandakeModels #piecesofkandakes

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MEET OUR PANELIST: JAMESA EVANS @mesadanielle

We’re excited to welcome Jamesa Evans to the Women Empowerment Project MPLS 2026 Launch Party panel.

Jamesa is a woman of faith who was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Finance in 2010 and her master’s degree in Accounting in 2017. She currently serves as a Principal Financial Analyst at Medtronic, where she has built her career over the past eight and a half years.

Beyond her professional career, Jamesa is deeply committed to leadership and community service. She serves as Assistant Treasurer for the Minneapolis–St. Paul Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and as Treasurer for the nonprofit organization Do It for Me. She previously served as Second Vice President of the Twin Cities Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA).

Driven by a passion for financial literacy, Jamesa began teaching young adults about investing and money management during the pandemic. She continues to use her knowledge, experience, and faith to empower others and create meaningful, lasting impact.

Her life and service are guided by the principle: “To whom much is given, much is required.”

We’re looking forward to the perspective, experience, and wisdom Jamesa will bring to the conversation.

Join us for the Women Empowerment Project MPLS Launch Party.

Sunday, October 18, 2026 | 5–9 PM
Red Carpet + Panel Discussion + Celebration

Tickets in the bio

#WomenEmpowermentProjectMPLS #wepmpls #WomenInLeadership #MinneapolisEvents #piecesofkandakes

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Now it’s time to meet the women.

Introducing the 2026 Kandake Models—women who are stepping forward, taking up space and bringing their own stories, perspectives and experiences to this year’s Women Empowerment Project MPLS.

These women represent the bravery it takes to be seen and the courage to keep growing. They are leaders, creatives, professionals, mothers, entrepreneurs and community builders, each bringing something different to the room.

And this year, some of our Kandake Models will also take the stage as panelists, sharing their voices as part of the conversation.

Panel moderated by @the_conversationcurator .

Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce each woman individually, along with the panelists joining us for this year’s conversation.

7th Annual Women Empowerment Project MPLS: PLANTED
October 18, 2026
Red carpet begins at 5 PM
Program begins at 6 PM

🎟️ Tickets are available in the bio.
#piecesofkandakes #wepmpls #minnesota #womenempowerment #womensupportwomen

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Seven years later, we’re still creating space for women to be seen, heard, celebrated, and reminded of who they are. 🌱

This year, we’re PLANTED.

Join us October 18 for the 7th Annual Women Empowerment Project MPLS Launch Party—an evening centered on real stories, confidence, connection, and the women behind this year’s journey.

🎟️ Tickets are available now at PiecesofKandakes.com

#WEPMPLS #PLANTED2026 #WomenEmpowerment #MinneapolisEvents #twincitiesevents

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Something beautiful has taken root. 🌱

This is only a glimpse of what we have been building behind the scenes.

This project has never been about simply taking beautiful pictures. It’s about creating space for women to be seen, heard and reminded of who they are.

Hope is on the way.
Relief is on the way.
Rest is on the way.

Women leaders, we are making space for you.

Join us October 18 for the 7th Annual Women Empowerment Project MPLS: PLANTED.

Red carpet begins at 5 PM.
Program begins at 6 PM.

Tickets are on sale now at PiecesOfKandakes.com.

#WEPMPLS #minneapolis #WomenEmpowerment #KandakeModels piecesofkandakes

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GRWM: First day as a Kandake Model

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Happy Birthday to me 🎂 ❤️

Grateful for another year of life. A little wiser, a little finer 😘 Going after all the things this go round 🥰

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More mornings like these 💕🤗 @mplsfarmmarket

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Epilogue: My Girls 🤍

There are no words big enough for what you all mean to me.
From the early morning chaos to the quiet, emotional moments… you held me down in every way.

The love, the laughter, the letters, the support—
I felt it all.

Thank you for standing beside me, not just on this day, but in life.
My forever girls 🤍

Bridesmaid Dresses: @azazieofficial
Wedding dress : @vowdweddings
Photography: @joelphotography___
Make-Up : @rasicharyn @glamnelle

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Chapter 1: The Morning Of

We started the day with prayer 🤍
Before the glam, before the music, before the chaos… just gratitude and God at the center.

8:00 AM — the girls arrive.
Matching PJs, mimosas flowing, music playing…

Hair tools heating up, makeup brushes everywhere, laughter echoing through the room.
A little chaotic, a lot of love.

Meanwhile…
The boys?
Noon. Jerseys. Beach. No worries in sight 😭

Back inside ..
letters in hand, hearts full.
The kind of words you try not to cry through… but do anyway.

This was the beginning of everything 🤍

Photography: @joelphotography___
Make-Up : @rasicharyn
Hair : @simplybeautifuljamaica

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