The son of slaves, Ottaway Gurley would become a multi-millionaire and one of the richest African-Americans in the country.

Fifteen Cents on the Dollar” highlights the importance of understanding racial wealth disparities throughout U.S. history.

Once a utopia of Black wealth and prosperity, Durham's Black Wall Street was destroyed by urban renewal, displacing hundreds ...

The Brooklyn neighborhood was established in the late 1860's. At its height it was a thriving black business center and an African American city within a city known as Black Wall Street.

A new memoir chronicling the dramatic life and tragic death of history-making, African American dealmaker, Reginald Lewis is ...

Amid growing political and economic challenges in diversity, Toro's talk, titled "The New Black Wall Street," will examine how Black communities can reclaim financial strength and independence in ...