As part of the St. Louis Public Library’s Black History Month Celebration, The Ethics Project will present From Rosewood to O’Fallon: A Look at Black Wealth in America.
An all-star panel and participants will explore the correlation between the once burgeoning communities of Rosewood and the Black Wall Street to the North St. Louis neighborhoods of Wellston, The Ville, O’Fallon and College Hill.
Where did the businesses go and how do they rise again? This program will open with an historic documentary followed by a panel discussion with local real estate broker Gail Brown of Brown-Kortkamp Realty, Sylvester Brown Jr., Founder of The Sweet Potato Project, St. Louis Alderwoman Marlene Davis, Adolphus Pruitt, President of the St. Louis City NAACP, Major Rochelle Jones of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept. and Eddie Davis of the 100 Black Men of St. Louis.
The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Christi Griffin, Founder and President of The Ethics Project. Participants will have an opportunity to experience the delicious Sweet Potato Cookies produced by the Sweet Potato Project.
The program begins at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2014, in the conference room of the Schlafly Library at 225 N. Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63108. The event is free and open to the public.