Black Innovation Collective
Higher Ground · Session 01
Fri Oct 16 · 6:00–8:00 PM
The Outsiders Social Club · Kansas City, MO
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Mychal Shaw
Serial Founder · AI Engineer · Civic Innovator
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Conversations on Black innovation, culture, and community — recorded in Kansas City, presented by Black Innovation Collective.
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Founder signalThe Manifesto
Funding, power, AI, government, and the discipline behind building in public.
Civic cultureAll In Favor 01Street-level civic conversations made for people who do not read policy PDFs.
Public voiceAll In Favor 04Short-form clips that turn local government into something people can actually feel.
Signal archiveAll In Favor 07A living archive of the questions, lessons, and community stakes shaping the city.