A montage bridging 1921 Greenwood — the original Black Wall Street — with a thriving present-day Bay Area Black community

Building Economic Power. Expanding Opportunity.Investing in Community.

A community-powered initiative connecting Black entrepreneurs, creatives, and community stakeholders across the Bay Area — building financial well-being, entrepreneurship, and collective wealth together.

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Financial Power. · Entrepreneurship. · Community Wealth.
One Ecosystem. Two Engines.

Two entities. One shared mission.

Nonprofit Initiative

Bay Area Black Wall Street
Fiscally Sponsored Nonprofit Initiative

Financial empowerment, entrepreneurship support, membership, and community wealth building.

We build people power and community assets.

Strategic Services

Bay Area Black Wall Street LLC
Strategic Services Company

Strategy, events, campaigns, and partnerships that create visibility, revenue, and opportunity.

We build partnerships, visibility, and opportunity.

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Where We Come From

We Didn’t Start Here.
We Grew Here.

Bay Area Black Wall Street was born in San Francisco in June of 2020 — launched during the pandemic to strengthen Black community wealth, visibility, and connection at a moment when our communities needed it most. What began as a local movement quickly became proof of something bigger: when Black entrepreneurs, creatives, and community leaders are connected, resourced, and seen, they build extraordinary things.

From our first Juneteenth festival in the Bayview to the launch of 1921 Lounge, we built real infrastructure, real community, and a real track record. Now we are expanding that model across the entire Bay Area.

#WeStillHere
10,000+
Annual Juneteenth festival attendees
1,000+
Attendees per 415 Day event (2022–2025)
700+
Guests at SF Juneteenth Gala (2023 & 2024)
90+
Entrepreneurs supported through the Black Millionaire Development Program
$990,000+
In mini-grants distributed directly to Black entrepreneurs
5 Years
Of demonstrated community impact in San Francisco
The Expansion

One Network. The Whole Bay.

Bay Area Black Wall Street is now building connectivity amongst Black entrepreneurs, creatives, and community stakeholders across every county in the Bay. We are creating the infrastructure — the networks, the spaces, the programs, and the relationships — that allow our communities to find each other, support each other, and build together.

Whether you are in San Francisco, the East Bay, the North Bay, or Contra Costa County — this network is being built for you and with you.

San Francisco
Where it started
East Bay
North Bay
Contra Costa County
The Formula
Financial Empowerment=Banked. Credit-built. Wealth-ready.
Entrepreneurship Support=Launched. Funded. Visible.
Community Wealth Building=Owned. Circulating. Growing.
Civic Leadership=Informed. Organized. At the table.

That’s what we’re building.

What We’re Building

Four Pillars. One Mission.

01

Financial Empowerment

More Black families banked, credit-built, and financially equipped to build wealth across generations.

We connect community members to financial education, credit building, banking access, and the tools needed to build lasting household wealth.

02

Entrepreneurship Support

More Black businesses launched, funded, and positioned to grow — with the networks and visibility to match.

We provide aspiring and existing Black entrepreneurs with the resources, mentorship, networks, and visibility needed to build thriving businesses.

03

Community Wealth Building

More community-owned assets, cooperative models, and dollars circulating within our communities rather than leaving them.

We invest in the collective — supporting community-owned assets and the long-term infrastructure that keeps wealth where it belongs.

04

Civic Leadership

More Black voices at the tables where decisions are made — informed, organized, and ready to lead.

We develop the next generation of Black leaders who will shape policy, build institutions, and advocate for the communities they come from.

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Be part of the Bay Area Black Wall Street community. Sign up to stay connected, receive updates on events and programming, and join a growing network of Black entrepreneurs, creatives, and community stakeholders across the Bay.

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Become a Member.

Bay Area Black Wall Street is building a formal membership program for individuals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders who want to invest in the movement. Members will receive priority access to events, exclusive networking opportunities, and access to community spaces as they develop.

Membership will be offered as a monthly or annual tax-deductible contribution. Sign up for the network now and you’ll be the first to know when membership launches.

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Bay Area Black Wall Street is a fiscally sponsored nonprofit initiative. It shares a mission and ecosystem with Bay Area Black Wall Street LLC, a separate for-profit strategic services company. Together they advance Black economic power, cultural connection, and civic participation across the Bay Area.