Businesses and Institutions
Berkley Square Housing Project, Las Vegas (1953-)
The Berkley Square Housing Project, opened in 1953 in Las Vegas, Nevada, was a historically significant project for African Americans...
Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church (1947- )
Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church, located at 257 Carver Avenue in Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi, was a unique institution that...
Oriental Opera Company (1892-1897)
The Oriental Opera Company (OOC), established in 1892, was one of the nation’s first all-African American opera and classical music...
Walden University (1865-1925)
On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified by the Congress of the United States, abolishing slavery. This pivotal...
First Missionary Baptist Church of Decatur (1866- )
First Missionary Baptist Church of Decatur was established in 1866 in northwest Alabama by 21 former slaves in the home...
Roger Williams University (1866-1929)
Founded as the Nashville Normal and Theological Institute and by the American Baptist Home Mission Society, a Christian missionary society...
Murder Inc. Records (1998-)
Murder Inc. Records, a Hip Hop record label, was founded by brothers Chris Gotti and Irving Domingo “Irv Gotti” Lorenzo...
E.E. Ward Moving and Storage (1881- )
E.E. Ward Moving and Storage, recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce as the oldest continuously operating Black-owned business in...
Institute of the Black World (1969-1983)
The Institute of the Black World (IBW) was a collective Black intellectual think tank spearheaded by Vincent Harding, chair of...
