Weldon, NC What’s New (Part 1)

Who benefits from the "NC Step Program"


Stepping up to the plate, African American entrepreneurs purchase or lease empty and deserted business properties. Transforming downtown from a ghost town appearance to a colorful array of specialty shops serving the community.

What's all the fuss about?:
 "For two months in the spring of 1929, a group of African American grocery store owners in Winston-Salem organized public lectures, meetings, exhibits, and food tastings that attracted large audiences and national attention. What was all the fuss about?"  

Tolbert, Lisa. (2007, January 1). Colored Merchants Association. NCpedia. Retrieved July 17, 2011 from http://ncpedia.org/industry/colo-m

Carrying the same entrepreneurship spirit, Mr. Calvin Benjamin said,(red shirt) he plans to open "Benjamin’s Furniture" in the very near future. 

Located on the corner of Washington Ave and Highway 158 West, replacing former Heilig-Meyers Furniture.

More Businesses prep to open

Stay Tuned!
Author: Michael Smith (Ethnographer)