Black Wall Streets: How Black Wealth Was Built, Targeted, and Dismantled in America

For generations, Black communities across America built thriving economic hubs known as Black Wall Streets — places of Black ownership, wealth circulation, and independence.

In this open discussion, Past Present Pushback goes beyond Tulsa to examine multiple Black Wall Streets in cities like Atlanta, Durham, Chicago, and Richmond. We explore how these communities were formed, why they were seen as threats, and the violent, political, and systemic forces that led to their dismantling.

This episode breaks down:

• What “Black Wall Street” really means

• The rise and destruction of Greenwood (Tulsa)

• Other powerful Black economic centers across the U.S.

• The role of policy, violence, and “urban renewal”

• How modern systems continue to suppress Black wealth

This isn’t just history — it’s a blueprint, a warning, and a conversation about power.

🎙️ Past Present Pushback — where history meets the present.