The locals call it Black Wall Street, and it’s earned the nickname. Seventeen black-owned businesses operate on the 2400 block of St. Paul Street, which sits on a bustling intersection at the geographic center of Baltimore city. In this episode, we meet the crew at Reflection Eternal Barbershop, where an aspiring music producer creates hip hop tracks in between haircuts. We visit Deleen’s Boutique, where the namesake proprietor works wonders on a Juki sewing machine. We drop in at Flourish, a shop that specializes in crystals, essential oils, and Tibetan Singing Bowls. And we check out what’s cooking in the kitchen of Terra Café.
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Listen to Andwele Ra and Sundiata Osagie, Reflection Eternal Listen to Sunflower Listen to Deleen Listen to Nilajah Brown, Flourish Boutique Listen to Terence Jerome Dickson, Terra Cafe Listen to Teryn Dickson Listen to Roshe Anthony, Roshe Cosmetics Listen to Malacka Reed El Listen to Robert Hardy, The Press Hair Studio Listen to Howard E Williams, III Listen to Mohamed ‘Sam’ Hussein and Umar Faruk Listen to Donovan Upchurch, screen printer Listen to Ayoluwa ‘Ayo’ Nzinga, Grind House Juice Bar & Café Listen to Lauryn Byrd Listen to Marqius at Style Lab
Transcripts
- Andwele Ra and Sundiata Osagie, Reflection Eternal
- Sunflower
- Deleen
- Nilajah Brown, Flourish Boutique
- Terence Jerome Dickson, Terra Cafe
- Teryn Dickson
- Roshe Anthony, Roshe Cosmetics
- Malacka Reed El
- Robert Hardy, The Press Hair Studio
- Howard E Williams, III
- Mohamed ‘Sam’ Hussein and Umar Faruk
- Donovan Upchurch, screen printer
- Ayoluwa ‘Ayo’ Nzinga, Grind House Juice Bar & Café
- Lauryn Byrd
- Marqius at Style Lab