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03.04.2021

On BNN: Nonprofit Group eyes New Gains for Roxbury

The CEO of Madison Park Development Corporation, Leslie Reid, talks about marking the organization’s 55th anniversary, along with plans for housing, community control of commercial property, and youth development programming

03.03.2021

In the Boston Globe: Black Market, the Nubian Square incubator, aims to buy the building it’s been renting

When Kai Grant and her husband, Chris Grant, started the Black Market retail incubator in Nubian Square in 2017, they wanted it to be a place where Black entrepreneurs could launch and grow small businesses in the heart of Roxbury.

02.27.2021

On BNN News: Partnership Aims to Boost Creative Economy in Roxbury

Kai Grant, Owner and Chief Curator of the Black Market in Roxbury, talks about a new partnership with Madison Park Development Corporation to purchase the building where the Afro-centric pop-market is located–and other steps to foster growth in the creative economy around Nubian Square. Interview for BNN News. Aired February 26, 2021.

02.24.2021

On WBUR: Black Market and Madison Park Development Announce Unique Partnership

Black Market and Madison Park Development Announce Unique Partnership