02/05/2026
Honored to be recognized by Cooperation Works 💛
Black cooperatives are not new—they are ancestral. From formerly enslaved people building community to today’s cooperatives owning neighborhood development, this work is about self-determination, collaboration, and collective care.
I’m grateful to be building a cooperative ecosystem that centers workers, culture, and liberation—alongside Cooperation New Orleans, Cooperation Works, and cooperators across the country.
The vision is clear: communities meeting our needs through cooperatively owned enterprises.
The work continues. ✨
Today, we celebrate co-founder of Cooperation New Orleans and CW Board President, Tamah Yisrael. She has worked tirelessly to serve her immediate community in New Orleans and the larger national cooperative community through training and education, critical financial services, mutual aid, and movement-building. In New Orleans, she's helping to build a vibrant cooperative ecosystem that centers workers. She and the Cooperation NOLA team have created the Black Liberation Cooperative Academy that connects the cultural histories of cooperative economics with Black liberation and builds knowledgeable cooperators ready to operate in a new system. As Board President, her vision and drive are helping to ensure CW serves all cooperators and communities in equitable ways.
Thank you for your leadership, Tamah!