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Good evening. I hope you had a productive Monday.

Below is your evening recap of Black business news and money moves. 

See you tomorrow.

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BIZ NEWS & MONEY MOVES

The Tulsa Black Wall Street massacre in the 'Watchmen' premiere was real. Here's what happened in the horrific event

By Sara Snider | CNN
In segregated America, Tulsa's Greenwood District [dubbed "Black Wall Street"] was home to black millionaires, a bevy of black business owners, doctors, pharmacists and even a pilot who owned his own private airplane.

Black Wall Street boasted more than 300 black-owned businesses, including two theaters.

Black success, Brown said, was the source of friction in the town because it "caused some envy and anger among white people who commented, 'How dare those negroes have a grand piano in their house, and I don't have a piano in my house'," she said.

In Syracuse, a road and reparations

By Robert Samuels | The Washington Post
This city's south side was devastated when a highway section went up...Homes and wealth were lost. Ninety percent of the structures in the 15th Ward were torn down, according to documents for the county’s historic society. Between 400 and 500 businesses were gone. Around 1,200 families were displaced...

Now that there’s talk of taking it down, residents think they should be protected — and compensated.

Collage Dance Collective poised to become largest black-owned dance school in the South

By Desiree Stennett | Memphis Commercial Appeal

Today, Collage Dance Collective trains 235 students between ages 2 and 18 every week while maintaining a touring dance company that has performed across the world.

Meet the ‘Vintage Huntress’ Behind Charlotte’s Newest Black-Owned Vintage Decor Boutique

By Tanasia Kenney | Atlanta Black Star
The shop, which opened its doors early last month, is where classic meets modern design, offering customers a plethora of eclectic pieces, from 1800s antique French chairs and abstract coffee tables to Aztec-inspired paintings and mid-century armchairs bursting with colorful patterns and texture.

NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal partners with HBCU Miles College for campus venture

By Stacy M. Brown | New York Amsterdam News
A new partnership between NBA great Shaquille O’Neal and Miles College will help bring a Papa John’s Pizzeria to every Historically Black College and University Campus in the nation.

O’Neal and [Miles College President Bobbie] Knight plan to formally announce the HBCU initiative that will ultimately involve all HBCU’s at a noon press conference on the Campus of the Birmingham, Alabama school on October 26.

Astronaut, entrepreneurs honored at 25th Greater Houston Black Chamber awards

By Erin Douglas | Houston Chronicle
Dr. Bernard Harris, the first African American astronaut to perform a spacewalk was among six people honored with community awards at the Chamber's 25th annual Pinnace Awards ceremony hosted at the Marriott Marquis Hotel.

DaBaby uses his influence to help homeless mother’s small business

By Amanda Washington | The Grio

A homeless mother received cash and an unexpected increase in her business sales this weekend after meeting rapper DaBaby, born Jonathan Kirk.

DaBaby hosted a pop-up shop at clothing store Pure Atlanta in Lenox mall Thursday where he was seen giving the mother $1,000 in cash for the sale of her knit hats, according to The New York Post.
EVENTS + OPPORTUNITIES

EVENTS

October 24

––Morehouse College and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) present "Reaching New Heights: Conversations on Raising Capital for Businesses of Color." Learn more here and register here.

––Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) and Charter Communications present "Multicultural Content Creators: A Discussion on the Challenges and Opportunities for People of Color." Learn about the game-changing possibilities when diverse content creators have the ability to create, distribute, monetize and protect their creations. Register here.

October 26
––Calling all Los Angeles media and communications folks! The inaugural NABJLA Media Summit & Career Fair will take place on 10/26 at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. The summit will bring together hundreds of journalists, communications specialists, media professionals, and students of all backgrounds to provide professional development and innovative, strategic tools to attendees. Learn more and register here.

OPPORTUNITIES

––Do you know a student or recent graduate who wants to work for NPR? If so, National Public Radio is accepting applications for its Winter/Spring 2020 internship program. Check out the openings here, including internships at "Code Switch" and "Planet Money."
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