“We’re not celebrating the death. We’re celebrating the rebirth,” Stonecrest Councilman Rob Turner said.
Aisha Brown looks at a photo of members of the original Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the soft opening of the New Black Wall Street in Stonecrest, Georgia, on Saturday, May 29, 2021. (Rebecca Wright for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Credit: Rebecca Wright
Credit: Rebecca Wright
Philanthropist and businessman Lecester “Bill” Allen, the owner and developer of the New Black Wall Street Market, said he envisions the property becoming a thriving marketplace comparable to Ponce City Market or Krog Street Market. However, instead of locating his development in Atlanta, he chose Stonecrest, which is about 93% African American, to become the market’s home.
“We just think in a predominantly African American community, the predominance needs to reflect not just the people who live there but the business ownership as well,” Allen said.
The space, which is still undergoing construction and painting, is designed to feel like Bourbon Street in New Orleans. It’ll have roughly 120 spaces available for rent, and spots are already carved out for a grocery store, jazz club, food court and art gallery.
The endeavor is an extension of the Allen Entrepreneurial Institute, a business incubator that provides education and support for minorities. Matt Hampton, Allen’s spokesman, said roughly 300 people have shown interest in participating in the market, whether that be leasing space, becoming a vendor or selling products online.
“Not everybody necessarily needs a space,” Hampton said. “Some of them may be a part of the market, and they may be a vendor in our grocery story or they may be an artist that displays art in our gallery.”
Inside the New Black Wall Street Market at the soft opening of the initiative for minority-owned businesses in Stonecrest, Georgia, on Saturday, May 29, 2021. (Rebecca Wright for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Credit: Rebecca Wright
Credit: Rebecca Wright
Hampton said they haven’t begun leasing space in the building yet, but they expect to have it at 80% capacity by September’s grand opening. A date for the launch hasn’t been finalized, but he said they’re targeting Labor Day weekend.
“(This market) means economic empowerment for our community, more resources and new shops that were lacking in our community,” said Toni Favors, founder of the hot sauce company Toni’s Spicy Mama, a vendor at Saturday’s event. “It’ll help bring business back to Stonecrest.”
DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson said the project has the potential to kick off a trend of Black-owned business hubs, preserving the legacy of the 1921 massacre victims.
“You all are now on solemn ground,” he told Saturday’s crowd. “It’s been 100 years, and we should have been having ‘Black Wall Streets’ a long, long time ago, but this is our time.”
People check out booths at the soft opening of the New Black Wall Street Market in Stonecrest, Georgia, on Saturday, May 29, 2021. (Rebecca Wright for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Credit: Rebecca Wright
Credit: Rebecca Wright
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The results were released about a month after the city attorney released his initial findings on the city’s CARES Act program."},{"_id":"7IMCVFIDCNDQ5IQXCXRIVJMJDQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1621979140265},"type":"text","content":"Only two of the 10 people who held purchasing cards, also known as p-cards, were authorized to have them. Everyone except for Lary returned their card to the city."},{"_id":"YCYCVNKJXVCSDBWHPKDCYIGKIY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1621974132051},"type":"text","content":"On Monday, the council revoked p-card privileges for all elected officials, including Lary. Now, the city manager, chief financial officer and accounting manager are the only city employees allowed to have them. 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In addition to the two-person verification on large checks, he said the council should consider applying a similar protocol for cash withdrawals."},{"_id":"4R4X72GAOFFWHJSXPGKGBWZ5Q4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1621974132056},"type":"text","content":"“This doesn’t cure everything, but it helps to make it a whole lot better than it used to be,” Mayor Pro Tem George Turner said during the meeting."},{"_id":"FLORTBHLDVD6HHAQIKFVTDCOHE","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"JL4Z6MHOM5ARNB726FXYJIWXWI"},"type":"divider"},{"_id":"UYJ6LEL6EVEP5FG5PAX6QALS6U","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1621974132087},"type":"text","content":"OUR REPORTING"},{"_id":"M45R5IV2WNCY7MPPQXSJHKCVJM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1621974132088},"type":"text","content":"In early 2021, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution documented the dysfunction between Stonecrest city leaders, including action by the state Legislature that changed the city’s charter and power structure. When city council members raised finance questions about pandemic relief funds and city-issued purchasing cards, the AJC took notice and began filing open records requests."},{"_id":"BFWBFX7IYJBM5GRCBSQX7HGM6E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1621974132089},"type":"text","content":"The AJC worked to obtain documentation, conducted interviews with people involved and tracked how those monies were spent. 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Annual Atlanta DeKalb Caribbean Carnival planned for May 29 in Stonecrest postponed for 2021. City taking measured approach to pre-pandemic activities. Learn more https://t.co/jIXoX7DfZl. pic.twitter.com/22TWeOgEIb
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Splish, splash and keep cool this summer at one of the City of Brookhaven’s municipal pools. The pools are located at:...
Posted by City of Brookhaven, Georgia on Friday, May 14, 2021
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The City of Dunwoody Parks & Recreation Department will hold its annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. on May 31 at...
Posted by City of Dunwoody - Government on Monday, May 17, 2021
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