DLL Storify of Black Wall Street: Washington, DC -- Friday 7/8/16

Last update: Saturday 7/9/16

The Washington, D.C. area has one of the richest histories of African-American business ownership in the country - from Florida Avenue to Georgetown to Prince George's County. Black Wall Street: DC celebrated the region's historical significance and dived into the role the community is playing in the future of innovation in business.

Hosted at Impact HUB DC & Smith Public Trust on Friday 7/8/16 from 1 pm to 9 pm, this event provided an afternoon of insightful and engaging content, plus opportunities to connect with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, deal makers and national & local community leaders. More information can be found on the event page

Below find the DLL Storify of tweets that were generated by participants who used hashtags = #BWSDC, @Black_WallStreet, and @Luma_Lab. As usual, this DLL Storify is merely a "firehose" draft, i.e., it includes all tweets in chronological order  without comment or classification ... Storyfies of other #DiversityInTech events are listed in the DLL Archives