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Black Wall Street was the hub of African-American businesses and financial services in Durham, North Carolina, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. It is located on Parrish Street. [ 1 ] It was home to Mechanics and Farmers Bank and North Carolina Mutually
Hayti (pronounced "HAY-tie"), also called Hayti District, is the historic African-American community that is now part of the city of Durham, North Carolina. [1] It was founded as an independent black community shortly after the American Civil War on the southern edge of Durham by freedmen coming to work in tobacco warehouses and related jobs in the city.
Formed in 1908, M&F Bank is the second oldest Black-owned bank in the United States. ... specifically African Americans in the Raleigh-Durham markets,” M&F’s CEO James Sills III said. “That ...
Owned by Mike Potter, best known for creating the annual beer festival Blacktoberfest, Proximity will hold its grand opening Friday, Dec. 15, at its taproom and production space at 491 S. Driver St.
Owned by Black chef Ricky Moore, [1] Saltbox Seafood Joint (SSJ) is a seafood restaurant in Durham, North Carolina.The restaurant's exterior has a sign with the text "NC Seafood".
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In 1922 it acquired Fraternal Bank and Trust Co., another African-American owned bank in Durham, after community leaders and the shareholders of both institutions agreed that it would best to have single bank in Durham for the African-American population. [7] By 1923, it was managing $113,000 of capital. [1]
They want $500,000 to breathe new life into the century-old home of NC’s first Black funeral director.