Tulsa Oklahoma News on Black Wall Street
July 2020
By: Author Cyril Butler
Analyzing the roots of African-American Business
The founding father's of Black Wall Street visualized a thriving community with the basic concepts of a neighborhood bartering system and just a few key elements of economics. A century- year- old dream is still alive as seen by the newer generation of business owners utilizing their gifts in marketing, hospitality, and commercial retail to revive several generations of lost market share.
Photographer: Erika Butler captured Greenwood business owner in picture explaining the history of Black Wall Street
Economics and Entrepreneur-ism
Bridging the gap
Mentors in business provide a much needed perspective for inspiring genius in commercial industry. Frustration is natural for the newly inspired business students entering the very competitive field of commercial sales. In 2020 the IRS has reported record breaking retail store closing exceeding the 15,000 record set in 2019. Gaining insight is key to the success of future leaders. In Tulsa, Oklahoma there is a special opportunity for young inspiring business people to learn some rich African American perspectives of business and sense for economic worth.
Social Network
Innovation that brings about change
Photographer: Erika Butler captured two African-American women patrons at a local restaurant in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Black Wall Street)
Business Insider
More than a trend
Straight out of the pages of a history book all eyes are on the African American community in the (BLM) Black Lives Matter boycott of the corporate sports world. The NBA and NFL has adopted the Black Lives Matter logo and branded the slogan on the floors, walls, and gear of athletes during all of their major events in support of African American community complaints against police violence.
Inspiring stories
Gaining momentum
Work enthusiasm was listed as the second most important quality for success among African Americans in a list of themes for success. Second, only to relationships; a factor that participants in an ethnographic study deemed as the most important contributor to the successful men and women in the corporate world are friends, families, and partners in high places. Craft enthusiasm was deemed the second most important quality in the career minded African American tool kit for success.
2021 Tulsa Oklahoma Black Wall Street
The 100 year anniversary of Red Summer (1921) Tulsa massacre is approaching. The nation will be looking at Tulsa with the 2020 Presidential election in the rear view and the big topic of commemoration will be at hand for the families of the Black Wall Street victims.
Social distancing in Tulsa
What have we learned from COVID-19
African Americans have a small piece of the crumbling American pie. Many African Americans were counted among the essential workers during the business shutdowns and national quarantine governmental mandate. Some of the ones with time-off returned to their communities with time on their hands to help the Mom and Pop small business owners take advantage of the partial market crash and mass consumer store closings.
Photographer: Erika Butler captured African Americans in Greenwood Avenue (Black Wall Street) in Tulsa Oklahoma coffee-shop
Establishing Business Excellence
Gaining consumer trust
Quality is measured over time and defined as practice of doing things right. In Tulsa, Oklahoma there is a mural on the side of a building with a list of (300)+ businesses that once thrived in the Greenwood business district A.K.A. Black Wall Street. In the list of businesses on the wall of that building is the name Madame C.J. Walker one of the founders of the hair perm and inventor of the hot comb. The newer generation of beauticians and stylist understand legacy and the importance of maintaining the timeless level of excellence and quality.
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