Black Wall Street

Learning Design Company ansrsource Partners With Angel Rich to Create Online Black History Courses for Schools and Companies to Make a Business Case for Closing the Wealth Gap

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Monday, June 14, 2021
Women, Human resources, MEN, Professional services, Family, Other Education, Continuing, Training, Consumer, Education, Black elite, Geography of Oklahoma, United States, Tulsa metropolitan area, African-American upper class, Greenwood District, Tulsa, Juneteenth, The Black Wall Street, OKLAHOMA, Black Wall Street, Greenwood

The growing and open discussions around the Black Wealth Gap, Black Wall Street, and overall racism as a public crisis have created new interest in learning about Black American history.

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  • The growing and open discussions around the Black Wealth Gap, Black Wall Street, and overall racism as a public crisis have created new interest in learning about Black American history.
  • ansrsource, a global leader in learning design and accessibility services, is partnering with Angel Rich, Founder of CreditRich and author of the best-selling History of the Black Dollar, to create a new Black history online curriculum in honor of Juneteenth.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210614005787/en/
    The Black Wall Street mural as painted by the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce near Tulsa, Oklahoma, image captured in June 2021 by Angel Rich.
  • Segmented into 10-minute learning experiences, the GEM courses provide a dedicated learning solution, including games, to promote economic equity.

To Honor the 100th Commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre Friendship-West Baptist Church Celebrates the Legacy of Black Wall Street to Radically Reimagine a Thriving Economic Movement for Black Communities

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
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and invite community members to learn and honor the efforts of those who created a rich cultural community and sustained a thriving economic base for black people.

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  • and invite community members to learn and honor the efforts of those who created a rich cultural community and sustained a thriving economic base for black people.
  • Their mission is to carry the torch of Black Wall Street in Tulsa OK, and to reimagine a new black wall street for Black communities across the nation.
  • In the early 1900s, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa was one of the wealthiest Black communities in the 20th century.
  • Friendship-West Baptist Church hopes to establish a community in the southern sector of DFW that experiences economic growth and stability for all businesses.

The Financial Literacy Institute Redefines the Meaning of the Black Dollar on Juneteenth

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Geography of Oklahoma, United States, Black elite, The Black Wall Street, Tulsa metropolitan area, Juneteenth, Tulsa, Oklahoma, OKLAHOMA, Black Wall Street

The Financial Literacy Institute will be hosting the inaugural Black Wall Street Business Expo (BWSBE) to commemorate the 100th year Anniversary of the Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre.

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  • The Financial Literacy Institute will be hosting the inaugural Black Wall Street Business Expo (BWSBE) to commemorate the 100th year Anniversary of the Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre.
  • The panel discussion will include some key people who have reimagined ways of building financial wealth in the black community and circulating the black dollar.
  • said Founder of the Black Wall Street Expo, Jasmine Young\nThe calamitous massacre was a targeted act toward a thriving black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma from May 31st to June 1, 1921.
  • The Black Business Expo will commemorate the freedom of African Americans on Juneteenth, pay homage to African American heritage, and highlight the excellence of African Americans that was exemplified through the development of Black Wall Street.

Actor Hill Harper Launches North America's first Black-owned DigitalWallet and financial-capacity building technology: The Black Wall Street

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Monday, April 12, 2021
Cryptocurrency, Decentralization, Financial technology, Uberisation, Najah, Black Wall Street

It has been called the single worst act of racial violence in American history.\nThe Black Wall Street\'scampaign,Crypto-curriculum and DigitalWallet will be led by Harper in partnership with Najah Roberts, a world-leading cryptocurrency exchange expert.

Key Points: 
  • It has been called the single worst act of racial violence in American history.\nThe Black Wall Street\'scampaign,Crypto-curriculum and DigitalWallet will be led by Harper in partnership with Najah Roberts, a world-leading cryptocurrency exchange expert.
  • We\'re now creating the digitized and scalable version of the original Black Wall Street.
  • "\nHill Harper has spent the past year working with Black developers to create The Black Wall Street into a groundbreaking Fintech app for the Black and Brown communities.
  • Najah is a native of Los Angeles, CA.\nThe Black Wall Street Holdings, Inc.\n'

Black Owned Business Directory and Resource Platform Official Black Wall Street Launches Annual OBWS Entrepreneur of The Year Awards presented by Snapchat

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Articles, Business, Economy, Entrepreneurship, Small business, Snapchat, Black Wall Street, Entrepreneur, Social entrepreneurship

Black-owned business directory Official Black Wall Street celebrates these trailblazing entrepreneurs.

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  • Black-owned business directory Official Black Wall Street celebrates these trailblazing entrepreneurs.
  • The inaugural OBWS Entrepreneur of The Year Awards, presented by Snapchat recognizes entrepreneurs that have made an undeniable impact on their community and industry.
  • Three winners will be presented with OBWS Entrepreneur of the Year, Innovator of the Year, and Social Entrepreneur of The Year awards.
  • About Official Black Wall Street,
    Founded by Mandy Bowman in 2016, Official Black Wall Street(OBWS) is a next generation platform connecting consumers with black-owned businesses.

Statement of California Black Chamber of Commerce on California Efforts to Shut Down Gig-Economy

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Public policy, Government, State, Local, Public policy, Small business, Labor, Professional services, African-American, Consumer, Geography of Oklahoma, Tulsa metropolitan area, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Black Wall Street, Lynching in the United States

A century ago, "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was burned to the ground, and 400 Black souls were murdered in the maliciously perverse name of righting a perceived wrong.

Key Points: 
  • A century ago, "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was burned to the ground, and 400 Black souls were murdered in the maliciously perverse name of righting a perceived wrong.
  • The evil byproduct of the massacre was the destruction of the most prosperous and self-reliant African American community in the United States.
  • The story of Black entrepreneurship in Tulsa is the story of heroism, ingenuity, and resilience of African Americans.
  • Far from exploiting Black workers, the gig economy has become the gateway to independence and self-employment for African Americans.