All eyes on the Districts on July 9, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011 11:18:09
Just as China Town, Greek Town and Little Village, even the near west and south side of the Loop is quietly being classified as the new ""White Wall Street", Chicago is now having its Black community business districts as well.
Quietly many black communities has strong business districts, yet not known to the general public as other ethnic groups in Chicago. Now, Black Wall Street"�Chicago (BWS-C) with 16 proposed Districts in Chicagoland, has targeted the Englewood community as a district.
""All Eyes on the District" as BWSC prepares to host its Summit XVI for July 9, 2011 at Prince Hall Masonic Temple 809 East 42nd Place.
As one major accomplishment of BWS-C was the historic Senate Bill of the full Illinois State Senate passing Resolution SR 0432 recognizing 75th Street as a Black Wall Street District (www.blackwallstreetdistrict.com) in the spirit of Tulsa, Oklahoma's the first Black Wall Street community destroyed in 1921 in a race riot.
The resolution came on the heels of two proclamations from Illinois State Senator Donne Trotter and from Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. The proclamation says in part: "...Whereas, 75th East of the Dan Ryan will follow in the steps of the original "Black Wall Street District" in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the Black Wall Street District of Oakland, California in helping to develop economic empowerment on the Southside of Chicago."
Since that time, the Illinois House of Representatives has passed a resolution for Stony Island (71st Street to 95th Street) as a Black Wall Street District. Angela Williams, Executive Director of the Southeast Chicago Chamber of Commerce motioned a resolution to include Stony Island as a BWS District.
"Why not?" Mrs. Butler said, ""We need to promote our business districts in unity all over the city. This "Black Wall Street" is a key campaign that promotes an awareness of what we do have, not just to what we don't have. And the Black Wall Street campaigns are starts."
In addition, slated to become Districts includes 47th Street of Bronzeville and Madison Street with Gary, Indiana considering a proposal as well.
On 75th Street, of the 118 businesses, about 111 are Black owned. Ironically, it is the only business strip in the United States that has a majority of businesses that are Black owned in parity of its population. Stony Island has 70% owned by African Americans.
A reporter from ABC news asks Carter "Isn't Black Wall Street reverse discrimination?" Carter replied ""Comparing to Chinatown, Greek Town, Little Village and the new ""White Wall Street" in Chicago (The near South and West sides of Chicago). ""In the last ten years City planners have produced 175,000 housing units, with businesses to support this new development in Chicago." professes Carter. ""The same can be done in the Black communities."
Developing Communities Project (DCP) and the public"�s calling for the CTA Red Line Extension Project (95th Dan Ryan to 130th Bishop Ford) to be added to the BWSC Districts, John Paul Jones with DCP, says ""It only make sense in the spirit that Black businesses be part of the Red Line Extension."
Representatives are expected to be present to make resolutions at the summit.
With a full day pack agenda from Investments, to investment, government oversight, parity on contractors, business ventures such as in Green Energy Company and products, BWSC listed objectives for each district; that range from marketing to retail relocations, with the theme ""All eyes on the districts"
Summit XVI agenda, registration form and other information can be obtained by calling the BWC-Chicago office at 312-624-8351.
Listen for details on the upcoming convention at Black Wall Street USA which airs every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. on www.BlogTalkRadio.com/CBBN. The call-in number is (347) 326-9477.
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