Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and City Council President Sheri Carter have introduced a resolution to provide $250,000 for the initiative from the city’s $2.5 million Small Business and Equity Recovery program, according to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal. The funds will help build the roughly $20 million Center for Black Excellence and Culture on the south side.
In preliminary concepts, the center is about 55,000 square feet on 3.5 acres in the 700 block of West Badger Road. The vision for the project is to create a place to develop Black-owned businesses, celebrate Black culture and history, and become a landmark for the city.
