The Architect of Black Space firm, along with the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department, announced this week that the Gate City’s Street Night Market will start up on Sunday evening, April 28. The market is described in an announcement from the city as “a curated space to buy local, buy used, and support local Black-owned businesses.”
The market will run from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. that evening on the Downtown Greenway at the intersection of Elm Street and Bragg Street.
The May market will be held on Saturday, May 18. The event will then, from June to October, take place on the last Saturday of every month.
It’s one effort of the South Side Series, which is a program attempting to invigorate parts of southeast Greensboro of the city by bringing “engaging community events that uplift, celebrate, and invest in the Black culture, traditions, institutions and identity of southeast Greensboro neighborhoods.”
Architect of Black Space, which is led by longtime community activist April Parker, produces “original cultural work rooted in Black culture,” according to the city’s description of the event.
The description continues: “The firm’s ‘architects’ – anti-racist, multiracial, and Black-prioritized queer organizers – provide project management, racial equity consultation and trainings, public scholarship and research, community liaison, and urban planning services.”
Those interested in being an arts and craft vendor or food vendor for the market series should contact the City Of Greensboro’s Parks and Recreation Department.
If you want something for free in Greensboro and have the taxpayer pay for it (nothing is free) it pays to be black!
The description continues: “The firm’s ‘architects’ – anti-racist, multiracial, and Black-prioritized queer organizers – provide project management, racial equity consultation and trainings, public scholarship and research, community liaison, and urban planning services.”
A great advertisement for average people to stay away.
My question is … Are white people or any other races allowed? I certainly don’t want to go support black owned businesses all in one tiny spot just to be called racist because of my color. Or told I’m not wanted cause of, you know, that whole ignorant white privilege thing. I find it so funny that they say it’s organized by anti-racist, multiracial and black prioritized queer organizers. So… Blacks and queers only because yeah, they aren’t racist at all. (Note the sarcasm?). Why make it absolutely clear it’s blacks only unless you’re trying to race bait! Trying to make whites and everyone else feel less or unwanted? They certainly don’t need my money I’m guessing. Ohhh…. Wait…. Yeah, they do when they want free money from reparations. What was I thinking! Whew, glad I got that straight in my head. My tax dollars at work in the great city of GSO. They can use a section of downtown, make it black only businesses and vendors and that’s ok. They can make it perfectly clear whites and everyone else aren’t included and that’s ok. Crickets. But if whites or asians orany other people advertised something that way, we’d be slammed in the media! We’d be called racist. We’d be condemned. Tell me GSO, why’s it about color all the time? You can’t simply say people got together and organized this and invite everyone to come out? Why did you make it specific about race? ….”attempting to invigorate parts of southeast Greensboro of the city by bringing “engaging community events that uplift, celebrate, and invest in the Black culture, traditions, institutions and identity of southeast Greensboro neighborhoods.”…. I’m sorry…does any white, asian, indian, etc… people live in SE GSO? I do and I’m pretty sure I ain’t the only one. But we’re only investing in black culture? What about my culture. My traditions. My identity. I’m 3% black so maybe that counts? Why is everything broken down by race in this country!! Looks like GSO wants a racial divide. Smh! Well done Nancy Vaughn! Idiot! I’m all about supporting black businesses. But I’m also all about supporting asian, indian, irish, greek, french, Spanish and every other kind of business. No one of any color or culture is better than or above anyone else. I don’t look at who runs a business. Don’t care what color they are. I look at what they sell. Stop causing racial divide GSO. Open the market to everyone. Those streets don’t only belong to one race. They belong to all races! Now you’re discriminating against all the Asians, Indians, Greeks, and every other culture this city has. GSO has so much to be proud of! Smdh…
Very well said!
I guess the English language has changed since I matriculated, where an organisation that is “black priortised” is also “anti-racist”. I’m detecting a bit of cognitive dissonance there.
I wish them luck.