SUFFOLK, Va. - Suffolk's newest cafe is serving a little knowledge with every cup of coffee.
Following a soft opening earlier this month, the grand opening for Wall Street Cafe on Washington Street is Saturday, October 24.
Area real estate brokers Domenick Epps and Danita Hayes are behind the new business, and want customers to leave not only with a delicious coffee or sandwich, but also having learned something.
It starts with the name.
Wall Street honors the famous home of New York finance while also paying tribute to Black Wall Street -- a name given to prosperous black communities in Durham, North Carolina and Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood District in the early 20th century.
The latter was destroyed in violent, racially-motivated attacks in 1921.
With that in mind, Epps and Hayes, both Suffolk natives, want their cafe to be a place where people can learn about investing, real estate and business.
The cafe has computers and TVs turned to various business and investment networks. There's a plan to offer classes in the near future.
Faces of successful businessmen and women, including Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffett, Magic Johnson and more, decorate the wall for inspiration.
It hasn't been easy building a new business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Epps tells News 3 the process started a year ago. He and Hayes received some help from the City of Suffolk in the form of a $15,000 economic development grant.
Now, they're ready to move forward with a new business aiming to bring people to Downtown Suffolk in search of a great cup of coffee, a new understanding of Black history and the knowledge to achieve financial success.
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