Black Wall Street

ventures, noted that many Black entrepreneurs enter business driven by a desire to serve, but often lack the necessary structures to protect their health, finances, and families.

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“Oftentimes, that's how we got into business — wanting to help and serve others,” Griffin said, “but we're training ourselves, stressing ourselves out, running outta money; we're burnt out, working multiple jobs, taking care of families, causing ourselves to have health problems. A lot of people want to get out of that cycle.”

Legacy, a recurring theme in the movement, is defined as assets and information passed forward. Matthews described legacy as ownership and preparedness, shaped by his own experience in losing his mother and realizing how little financial planning had been done.