The New Black Wall Street Market in Stonecrest once held promise to be a thriving epicenter for Black business owners in DeKalb County.
The market was located inside of what used to be a Target store, a facility at roughly 125,00 square-feet. It was described as being inspired by the history of “Black Wall Street” in Tulsa, OK.
The market opened in the fall of 2021, with thousands of visitors and what would turn out to be a time period that reflected the peak of the market’s popularity. That’s according to Baba G, an artisan vendor who was packing up a rented U-Haul full of his storefront’s items…