Black Wallstreet 314

https://www.stlamerican.com/business/business-news/blackwallstreet314-a-reminder-of-black-economic-power/ Festival focus on rebuilding communities Farrakhan Shegog, 29, resident and CEO of Young Voices with Action, believes that East St. Louis, St. Louis and Tulsa, Okla., have something in common. “We are connected by the resiliency of the people,” he said.   On June 26, Shegog and community partners will host the “BlackWallStreet314” Festival in the Wellston Loop area. It’s

https://www.ksdk.com/video/news/local/black-wall-street-festival-foreshadows-growth-in-north-st-louis/63-48ba8145-c2b3-4e27-af21-1c9732b494c7 Tons of Black businesses lined up along the Historic Wellston Loop in North St. Louis on Saturday. They showed up for the annual Black Wall Street 314 Festival.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/mlk-boulevards-country-are-inspiring-change-rcna12312 A new documentary released last week aims to parse why so many streets named for the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. have become symbols of blight and inequality.  “ Avenues of Dreams: Reclaiming MLK Boulevards ” highlights scholars, business owners and residents in St. Louis and Baltimore working to restore their neighborhoods with an eye toward honoring King’s vision of

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/community/young-people-help-seniors-veterans-clear-out-snowy-driveways/63-aca5bcb6-c30d-4b34-87ab-23b1668a9241 I ST. LOUIS —  A group of young people spread out throughout north and midtown areas in St. Louis to help people clear out their driveways after a heavy snowfall plummeted through the region this week. The Urban League’s Federation of Block Unit, on a mission to help residents in St. Louis improve their neighborhoods, partnered with