To watch the National Black Theater’s founder, Barbara Ann Teer explain her leveraging real estate to support the arts, see this great clip that shows the $10,000,000 project that is now slated to be torn down and replaced:
Note that Barbara Ann Teer was rejected by 14 banks in her quest for financing this amazing project.

For more on Barbara Ann Teer, see:
A Chef’s Guide to Food and Culture in NYC
By Marcus Samuelsson
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