Bridging The Gap... Black Wall Street: Part 4

features: Datwon Thomas, Pastor A.R. Bernard, Geoffrey Canada, Danny Simmons, Eric Nicks, Tony Steele, Prodigy, Kim Osorio, J. Jesses Smith, Lloyd Porter, Bill Hill, Devasha Lloyd and Brannon Wood Fin. The purpose of this documentary and the series of Bridging The Gap Between History & Hip-Hop is to spark conversation amongst youth and adults alike to look deeper into the stories about American history that are not often told. We want our youth who are influenced by the culture of hip-hop to learn from Americas past to help shape the future for themselves and their peers in Hip-Hop Culture. In Bridging The Gap Between History & Hip-Hop: Black Wall Street, Greenwood Tulsa, Oklahoma 1921 we introduce the story told by a group of successful African Americans, of a 36-square block section of North Tulsa, Oklahoma where over 600 thriving African American businesses prospered. Numerous educated African American doctors, lawyers, teachers, business owners, oil men and entrepreneurs actually controlled their own destinies in a society that prevented them from venturing into other parts of the city. Strict Jim Crow laws were set-up and made it illegal for African Americans to go into other parts of the city, except to work for a White family or business. Curfew laws were set up and were strictly enforced. At one point, something fascinating began to happen - the black dollar was circulating throughout the African American community numerous times. There were several African American millionaires and dozens of wealthy African American business owners who actually made Black Wall Street successful. They owned private airplanes, a bus line, restaurants, general stores, feed and grain stores, beauty salons, real estate companies, nightclubs, hotels, a bank, schools, churches and two theaters- one of which had over seven hundred seats. During those times the KKK practically owned and controlled the entire state of Oklahoma. They eventually set out to systematically destroy this major African American economic movement in their midst. Afterwards we ask a series of questions to this group of successful African Americans in hopes of taking what the community of Black Wall Street started back in the early 1900s and now implementing it in todays time with the culture of Hip-Hop. If you dont know, now you know --- The Notorious B.I.G. www.hiphoptv247.org

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[prince112233]

@TheFlutevisions ....under this economy and we can decrease alot of issues within the blk community if we operate like jews/ chinese etc and support each other in business- we may not be able to thrive like the jews however we can eradicate certain issues within the blk community peace

[prince112233]

@TheFlutevisions exactly i too believe that an external economy would have been great thats y even though i have respect for Martin luther king i believe what he fought for was bullshit (intergration) this is what fucked blacks and Malcom X predicted dis shit. MLK sold us out and now it would be impossible for blacks in America to have their own economy/ seperation from whites or even better their own land. therefore my point is that because of intergration we as blks have no choice but to work.

[TheFlutevisions]

@prince112233 Are point of few is different . You obviously conform to cooperative economics while I strongly suggest an external economy for blacks to thrive independently. What are your thoughts brother?

[prince112233]

@TheFlutevisions .....because blacks will always be second class and always have been therefore how did blacks back in the day start black wall street if they have always been second class?? this is because blacks back then were supporting and spending their money in their comunities - my friend lets build and u play ur part instead of coming up with extremes like printing our money be positive

[prince112233]

@TheFlutevisions im sorry but i have to disagree - if u look at china town, little mexico etc their communities is well off because they spend money with each other. the idea of a black wall street is just to get blacks to spend money with each this i believe will help dexrease certain issues in the black communities e.g. crime therefore my brother u need to not be so negative and think we need to print our money in order 4 us to better ourselves- lets concern about supporting eachother

[TheFlutevisions]

Until the black man is able to print his own money with his face on the dollar ,

he will continue to be a second class porch monkey in the slave masters house. The true players in the arena of global power don't give a F--- about some hip hop music.oil,uranium,titanium,gol­d ,plutonium etc, the true players of this planet know this to be a fact.. If you don't control the mineral deposits of the earth . Your Illusions of another black wall street is just that,an Illusion.

[jordantalknyc]

This video should have more views. good stuff.

[xtheman75]

@633390 there wont b and if it starts now they will bomb it again

[633390]

i think she has a lack of faith in her people if she doesnt believe that there will ever be a black wall street