A festival in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood Saturday will pay homage to Black Wall Street.
RELATED: Tulsa Race Massacre: Story behind Black Wall Street, racist mob that burned it to the groundShe said the festival will showcase that history and also highlight a time when Black neighborhoods in Chicago were more self-sustaining.
Longtime Woodlawn resident, Jeane Clark, recalls when the neighborhood was home to many Black-owned businesses. "What you do is you take your Black dollar I give it to the store right here. That dollar circulates through the whole Black community. It continues to build wealth," she said. The festival will feature historians. Prince Gilbert also invited 40 Black business owners to talk about their services.The festival will also be a celebration of Black history and culture.
RELATED: The importance of building Black wealth for future generations: 'You will create millionaires'"The blues, the jazz, the gospel, all this is us. And if we don't educate you and those kids, it will be gone," he said."We have a lot for everyone to come to,but the biggest takeaway is I want people to understand how it important Black Wall Street was to the Black community," Prince Gilbert said.
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