Black Wall Street

BMORENews.com  ·  April 2026  ·  15th Anniversary 15 Years of Excellence: The Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards Celebrates a Legacy of Impact Since 2011, a Baltimore-born movement has traveled to nine cities, honored more than 3,000 entrepreneurs, and built something the mainstream economy rarely provides for Black business owners — a room where they belong. They did not wait for permission. No major foundation funded the first ceremony. No national organization sent a directive. In 2011, in Baltimore, a decision was made to do something that sounds almost too simple to be radical: find the people doing extraordinary work…

Jeffrey S. Scruggs to be Recognized at Black Wall Street BLK SWAN, Oct. 9th

(BALTIMORE – September 20, 2024) – The next BMORENews.com event is Black Wall Street BLK SWAN set for Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 6 to 8 pm at the Blk Swan, located at 1302 Fleet Street in East Harbor. As always, the event will feature the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards where we celebrate Black entrepreneurs and professionals as well as the people who support them regardless of race. To date, BMORENews.com and its partners have honored over 2,700 individuals in 9 major US cities, including New York, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Atlanta, New Orleans, Birmingham, Las Vegas, and…

BMORENews to present Black Wall Street BLK SWAN on Oct. 9th, 6-8 pm

(BALTIMORE – September 19, 2024) – The BMORENews Family invites you to join us on Wed., Oct. 9, 2024, from 6 to 8 pm for Black Wall Street BLK SWAN. BLK SWAN is located at 1302 Fleet Street in East Harbor. As always, the event will feature the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards. The awards celebrate Black entrepreneurs and professionals as well as the people who support them regardless of race. To date, BMORENews.com and its partners have recognized over 2,700 individuals in 9 major US cities, including New York, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Atlanta, New Orleans, Birmingham, Las Vegas,…

MEET Jacqui Cummings & Company, Black Wall Street Baltimore

(BALTIMORE – September 17, 2024) – Black Wall Street Baltimore founder and successful entrepreneur Jacqui Cummings houses 29 Black-owned businesses in her properties on West 25th Street. Pictured are the owners of twelve of those twenty-nine enterprises: 1st Priority Cleaning BWS Tag & Title ArtXAlea Baiser D’Amour Dear Body Executive Suites at Notre Maison Hair Personality’s Huey Brand Republic of Great Men & Notre Maison Connects. Additionally, other businesses include: A Must Si Easy Go Lab Dig Into Change Moving Forward My Sister’s Keeper House of Kings Tax Time Born Ready, Inc. & The Chill Spot. In November, new businesses…

COMMENTARY: Freedom & Liberation

(OAKLAND – September 15, 2024) – The African American journey from slavery to the present has been one of both remarkable progress and continuous struggle. The complexities of freedom and liberation within this experience highlight not only the political and social battles fought but also the profound spiritual and psychological transformations that have occurred over centuries. While freedom may have been granted in a legal sense at various points in American history, liberation is a more holistic and ongoing process that touches on the soul, consciousness, and collective identity of African Americans. The Chains of Slavery The Absence of Both…

Elois “Ms. Peaches” Whittington Recognized at Black Wall Street JUNETEENTH

(BALTIMORE – June 24, 2024) – Honorees at Juneteenth’s Black Wall Street included WEAA’s own Ms. Peaches. Who is she? “I am a native of Crisfield, Maryland, born on November 14, 1960, to a 20-year-old single mother. I am the eldest of three girls. I graduated high school in June 1979. Soon after graduation, I enrolled in college at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Maryland, where I studied Sociology.  While attending school, a military recruiter visited our school.  A little frustrated with school and broke, I enlisted in the military.  In October 1986, I began my…

Honorees Announced for Black Wall Street JUNETEENTH at Prim & Proper

(BALTIMORE – June 18, 2024) – See you at Black Wall Street JUNETEENTH featuring the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, from 6 to 8 pm. Prim & Proper is the new premier restaurant at 206 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Honorees include: Yolanda Jiggetts, CEO Tia Hamilton Off The Rox Kevin Smith Denise Matthews Joni Holifield Tarese Whetstone Elois Whittington RSVP to https://blackwallstreetjuneteenth.eventbrite.com. Special thanks to Charlyn Nater and Baltimore Main Streets for the collaboration. The Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards celebrate Black entrepreneurs and professionals as well as the people who support them regardless of race. To date, BMORENews.com and its…