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Embracing Black-African History And Tracing The Blue Prints Of Economic Genocide, Equity Limitations And Exclusion To Pilot Positive Systemic Reform 

Illinois Black Wall Street DBA Black Wall Street - Illinois was founded June 21, 2015 and incorporated August 24, 2015 by Urban Planner/Civic Leader A'ndrea Paxton and Jeffrey Dawkins, Small Business Owner/Founder of South Suburban Black Wall Street, a Small Business Venture networking Black Historical Tourism between Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood Black Wall Street Business District to Chicago Black Wall Street Business District during annual Juneteenth Celebration. Ms. Paxton introduced the statewide concept and became a Board Sponsor during the planning stages and later as Project Partner through Harvey Area Chamber of Commerce. 

State Representative LaShawn Ford, founding member of Chicago Black Wall Street was very instrumental in our 2015 Tulsa Convention Tour and in the 2016 presentation of House Resolution 1320 written by Ms. Paxton, making Illinois Black Wall Street DBA Black Wall Street - Illinois a premier organization. Leveraging of the House Resolution provisioned digital research and touring of Illinois Black Business Districts past and present. Data was collect to formulate several pilots that anchor the foundation for Social and Economic policies affecting Black-African American Communities through the rebuilding of Black Business Districts.