b'Black Community Report CardBy TH Mack Sr. H ello Black com- 16.715 Lounge8020573.Mahogany Modeling Agency 80205munity, I guess17.Big Als thrift shop8020574.(Black Models) 80205its about that time,18.Capre Lounge & Restaurant 8020575.Dahlia Roller Skate Rink80207reportcardtime; currentGradeF.19.McGills Barbershop80205 76.House of Barbecue80205 Im not sure, but I20.Troys Barbershop80205 77.Howards Liquor Store 80205dont believe theres21.Club Spice Lounge 80239 78.Texaco Gas Station80205anythinglower,if youcanthinkof22.Dukes Bar & Grill80205 79.Tasty King80207ityoullprobably23.Underground Bookstore80239findourBlack businessdistrict24.Howards Drug Store80205 More pillars of the Communitythere!!!Wellbefore25.VFW Club (in Black Comm.)80205The Origional Union Baptist Excel Instituteyou use COVID as26.Mortgage Financial Services80205 80207 theexcuse95%of TH Mack Sr. thesebusinesses27.DrThomas Hickman (MD)80205Now Faith Christian Center (ownership) were CLOSED pre- 28.Dr Bookhardt (MD)80205 80239COVID.Sowhats29.Dr Phillips (MD)80205A & A Fish Market & Restaurant theanswerBlack-folkssupposedlywehavemore80207 income, I cant verify that.However what I can30.Qs Hair Salon 80239verify is we have a lower rate of home-ownership as31.KGs corner store80205Pierre Supper Club compared to 3-generations ago.Now remember us32.Butler Fish Market80205 80205 owning our own businesses, getting off work Friday Roundtree Plumbing grabbing something to eat and going home.Then33.Tommies Floral Store80205 80205 Saturdaygettingyourhair-doneorahaircutand34.Wise Harris Liquors80205African American leadership Institute going out to a night-club or supper-club; and the35.Brown Sugar Restaurant80205 80205 next day going to church all in your own commu-nity. 36.Dixons Shoes Repair80205 Hunters Beauty Supply Wellbeforeyoubeganreminiscing,letslookat37.Gill Fords Shoe Repair80207 80220 some important facts, Denver has become a more38.Juniors Corner store80207 Noir Madame Hair Salon diversecity,inwhichwecelebratetheinclusion,80220the unfortunate part is the diversity has been less39.Johnny Copeland Liquors80207Catfish HaventhaninclusiveoftheBlackBusinessCommunity;40.A. Richards State Farm Insur80205 80249in-factitsbeendownrightobtrusiveoftheBlack41.KDKO Radio Station80205C & B Cleaners Business Community. (Mathew 25:40) Denver metro42.The Crest Movie Theater8020580205has grown from just over 600 Thousand to over 3 Million in population; however there is a steady and43.The Roxy Theater80205Willies Cleaners intentional effort of closing Black businesses.Five- 44.The Montbello AMC Theater 6 80239 80207Pointsfrom87%tolessthan7%,Parkhillfrom45.House of Beauty80207Salams Fish 20% to 3%, Stapleton and Northfield less than 2%,80239Montbello from 21% to less than 7%, Green Valley a46.The Picture mans Studio80207Trinas Restaurant & Bar disgracefulless than 1% (0.6%) with absolutely no47.Conoco Gas Station80207 80239ownership.Now since I last reported on this subject, Denver has grown in new-businesses by over 37%48.Texaco Gas Station80205Welton St Caf (temporarily) population which is huge growth for any city.Have49.Scotts Market 80205 80205we started holding our so-called leadership account- 50.Ds Laundry Mat80205Randalls (barely open) able?There has certainly been a strong resurgence80205of young white male business owners; and other so- 51.Four Seasons Cleaner80205called minorities not by color or culture but by life- 52.Willies Cleaners80207 Unfortunately there are many more style, maybe we need the same representatives they53.LaDonna Realty80207have or should I say representation.If youre notOnethingyoumustadmireabouttheprevious embarrassed yet, as a tax paying citizen and member54.Sam Taylors Bar-B-Que80205 Black business owners they owned the business, the of one of these Denver proper sub-divisions/commu- 55.Jordans Grills 80205 land and operated in the best interest of the com-nities let me remind you of the last 30 years straight56.Ms Charlenes Salon80205 munity. (John 13:16) Lets analyze the current Black of Black business closures:businessenvironment,whilediversityisgoodit Heres the Proof: 57.GQ Clothing Store80205 should be celebrated not deleted, it is obvious diver-1. Selman Christian Record Store8020558.Dairy Queen80239 sity is respected and even celebrated for any and all, 59.His & Hers Night Club 80207 but the (African-Americans) Black community, there 2. Mr. Duncans clothing8020560.McCoveys Bar & Grill80207 is even an effort to celebrate our African (refugee) 3. MDs Restaurant80205brothers and sisters using them to fill in a fallen and 61.Big O Tires80239 failed, supposed multi-cultural system.**Note, now 4. Ms Ethels Restaurant80205 theAfrican(refugees)arebeingusedbyourlocal62.Shermans TV Sales & Repair802055. Zonas (The Pig Ear Stand)80205 63.Peoples Community Bank80205 Governments to fill the obvious 20 years of falling 6. True Value Hardware80205numbers in African Americans population in Denver 64.Freedom Cab Tax Service80207 and the State of Colorado; this was done so that the 7. Hue-man Bookstore8020565.American Woodman Insurance 80205 Federal Government would not be alarmed.8. Roots (corner store)8020566.Family Buffet80207 It appears that it worked, several years ago there 9. Russells Record Store80205was concern about theAfrican-American population 10.Sids Supper / Beehive Club 80207 67.Ritz Cab Company 80205 and its severe decline in populous, instead of hon-68.Cashes Soda-Fountain/Grocer 80205 est open dialog and a reasonable solution, there was 11.Mr Js/ 19th Hole Club80207 69.Osiris Book Store80205anillegal,clandestine(Klan-destine)meetingsand 12.Marions Lounge80216solutions that did not include the Black Community 13.Smittys / Ebony Rose Lounge 8020570.Place to Play Bar80205 andsuddenlyafraudulentsolutionwasachieved; 71.Blackberrys Ice Cream Parlor 80205 (Ephesians 5:11) be careful who you choose for lead-14.Big Als Lounge 8020572.Karo Burger80205 ership or who others choose for you15.BJs Lounge80205Until next time, be blessed and remember to vote.10 FEBRUARY 2023 BOCNEWS.com'