A new market in Stonecrest that’s home to nearly 100 minority-owned small businesses has big plans for its first Black History Month.
The New Black Wall Street Market, which opened last fall, will kick off more than three weeks of events starting Wednesday. According to a news release, the market will host an art and culture festival through Feb. 27 alongside multiple exhibitions, live music performances and one-off events.
The marketplace, located 8109 Mall Parkway, is the result of a redevelopment project that turned a shuttered Target into a 125,000-square foot retail business with space for about 120 vendors. The project’s owner and developer, philanthropist and businessman Lecester “Bill” Allen, named the market after the business district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that was the site of a racist massacre a century ago.
“The purpose of the market is to cultivate relationships with business owners in the Atlanta area, provide entrepreneurial training to enhance skills, offer a community for small businesses, and assist with the transition of online stores to brick-and-mortar,” the release said.
The market has a calendar on its website, newblackwallstreetmarket.com, that details the various Black History Month events and activities.
