NEOKC Renaissance

NEOKC Renaissance We equip Northeast OKC with capacity and access to opportunities that catalyze economic and community development from within.

Read our 2024-2025 Impact Report HERE: https://www.neokcr.org/post/rising-in-the-east-our-impact-our-people-our-path-forward. In 2014, an ad-hoc group of community stakeholders assembled to advocate for ethical redevelopment on OKC’s Eastside. Those community leaders formed a unified resource – NEOKC Renaissance – made by our community, for our community. Our focus is rooted in Northeast OKC, invi

ting our community to engage with one another to make the Eastside better for all. We do this by reimagining pathways to opportunities that support capacity building and uplift neighborhoods, developers, and local businesses. By prioritizing talent, investment, placekeeping, and programming, we equip our neighborhood with the resources and relationships to catalyze economic and community revitalization. Read our 2024-2025 Impact Report here: https://www.neokcr.org/post/rising-in-the-east-our-impact-our-people-our-path-forward.

Happy Valentines Day, Eastside! In celebration of our love for our community, we're sharing our favorite submission from...
02/14/2026

Happy Valentines Day, Eastside! In celebration of our love for our community, we're sharing our favorite submission from our Giveaway!

Check out this heartfelt message from our winner ! We peeped the Otwell's and Geronimo's references- okay KIPP Alum! Stay tuned throughout the day for more snippets from our favorite submissions.

Our Eastside. Our home. 🖤 This Black History Month, we’re honoring the people, places, and stories that continue to shap...
02/06/2026

Our Eastside. Our home. 🖤
This Black History Month, we’re honoring the people, places, and stories that continue to shape the heart of the Eastside. The legacy lives in our streets, our art, our businesses, and our collective memory; and it’s still being written every day.

We want to hear from you:
What’s your favorite Eastside landmark, community leader, or moment in Eastside history? Drop it in the comments and help us celebrate the roots that keep us rising together.

Eastside, we want to hear from YOU! 🏅✨Join us for the NEOKC Olympic Feedback Session, bringing together neighbors, leade...
02/04/2026

Eastside, we want to hear from YOU! 🏅✨

Join us for the NEOKC Olympic Feedback Session, bringing together neighbors, leaders, business owners, creatives, and community voices to share ideas on how the 2028 Olympics can support NEOKC priorities related to mobility, cultural preservation, community benefits, and collaboration.

Feedback from this session will support studio students as they develop a NEOKC Community Planning Guide focused on actionable strategies before and after the Games.

Expect a fun, interactive, come-and-go experience with conversation, storytelling, collaboration, and good eats by (while supplies last)!

📍 Northeast OKC Renaissance
📅 Saturday, February 21
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Come & Go)

Your voice and lived experience help shape this work and we hope to see you there!

Questions? [email protected]

Got love for the Eastside? This one’s for you! What better way to celebrate Black History Month and Valentines Day? We’r...
02/03/2026

Got love for the Eastside? This one’s for you!

What better way to celebrate Black History Month and Valentines Day? We’re celebrating the love we have for the Eastside with our 2nd annual Community Giveaway! This year, one lucky winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card plus 2 tickets to Closer Than Close: An R&B Experience, generously provided by . 🎶✨

✨ Write a short love letter to the Eastside
✨ Enter for a chance to win a Valentine’s date night on us
✨ Celebrate the places, people, and culture that make the Eastside home

How to enter:
1️⃣ Follow , , and
2️⃣ Like this post ❤️
3️⃣ Repost to your story and tag all three pages 🔄
4️⃣ Visit this link to submit your love letter 💌: https://forms.gle/MRegeCqVEKZLiQMG7
5️⃣ Tag 2 friends in the comments who love the Eastside too

⏰ Submissions close Friday, 2/7. Turnaround is quick this year, so don't delay!

Let’s spread the love, and celebrate our Eastside!

Happy February, Eastside! This year's Black History Month is full of celebrations and activations across our ecosystem. ...
01/31/2026

Happy February, Eastside! This year's Black History Month is full of celebrations and activations across our ecosystem. From cultural celebrations to Valentines Day events, there's something for everyone this month. We also included some deadlines for submissions, registration, and a warrant clearing via The City of Oklahoma City.

The Eastside Agenda is your monthly snapshot of what’s happening over East—so you can plug in, show up, and stay rooted in what’s unfolding across the neighborhood.

Swipe through to see what February has in store.
For full details, including times, locations, and registration info, check out our tagged partners or visit our Community Calendar. Link in bio

Our January newsletter drops later tonight, and this issue is centered on our Revolving Loan Fund—highlighting three bu...
01/23/2026

Our January newsletter drops later tonight, and this issue is centered on our Revolving Loan Fund—highlighting three businesses with powerful growth stories made possible through access to capital and continued support. These stories reflect what investment, trust, and opportunity can unlock for local entrepreneurs.

Want to read the full RLF spotlight and hear directly from the businesses?
Subscribe now using the link below to receive the complete January newsletter when it goes live: https://www.neokcr.org/

01/23/2026

According to NEOKCR’s Executive Director, Dr. Quintin Hughes Sr., Rising in the East is about honoring our past, learning from our struggles, and building a bright future where the Eastside thrives again. It’s a movement that reminds us we have the power to shape our neighborhoods and create opportunities for everyone.

01/22/2026

“Rising in the East” means moving together, not alone.

For our Senior Operations Director, Corey Winston, it’s about community collectivism—neighbors, founders, artists, families, and leaders working in alignment so we can rise to our full potential together.

01/21/2026

“Rising in the East” means owning our narrative and shaping our future on our own terms.

In this moment, our Outreach and Development Director, Jewel McCorkle shares what the phrase represents to her: the power to tell our own stories, center lived experience as expertise, and define what progress and growth look like for our community, not having it defined for us.

This is what community-led development looks like.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is both a moment of remembrance and a call to action.As the nation’s only federal holiday...
01/19/2026

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is both a moment of remembrance and a call to action.

As the nation’s only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service, today invites us to turn reflection into responsibility. Dr. King challenged us to move beyond “a day off” and instead embrace “a day on,” one rooted in service, civic engagement, and collective care.

At NEOKCR, we honor his legacy by continuing the work of building a prosperous future for our Eastside—one grounded in equality, justice, nonviolence, and opportunity for all.

May today remind us that lasting change is built through everyday acts of kindness and a shared commitment to one another.

Interested in serving the Eastside with NEOKCR? Check out our Volunteer Interest Form: https://forms.gle/wRPhzzsYU5o8DZsRA

01/17/2026

Rayesha Bradley, our Capital Access Manager gives us her take on ‘Rising in the East’. RITE is about honoring who we’ve always been while intentionally building what comes next.

It’s reinvestment rooted in community.
Innovation shaped by lived experience.
Transformation that creates real opportunity.
And empowerment from within.

In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, our office will be closed on Monday, January 18.MLK Day is a day of ref...
01/17/2026

In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, our office will be closed on Monday, January 18.

MLK Day is a day of reflection, service, and recommitment to justice, equity, and community care. We encourage you to take time to honor Dr. King’s legacy in ways that feel meaningful to you, whether through learning, volunteering, or showing up for your community.

We’ll reopen with regular hours on Tuesday.

Together, we continue the work.

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