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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 an area where...

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 an equitable...