A Message To Our Business Owners
The mission of the Ujamaa Whitehaven Business Directory and/or UWBD? is to serve as a premier online platform to be showcased before a larger audience in order to increase exposure, support and patronage of area businesses. We judge this will lead to the growth. stability and greater economic power for the predominately African American Whitehaven community.
A Message To Our Searcher Community
The mission of the Ujamaa Whitehaven Business Directory and/or UWBD? is to serve as a premier online platform for those seeking information on businesses, events and organizations. This will be an opportunity to practice the Kwanzaa principle of Ujamaa as we build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Whitehaven Facts
- Was annexed to Memphis January 1, 1970
- Is a majority African-American, middle class neighborhood with 50,000 residents and currently growing at a rate of 4,000 per year.
- If it were its own city, Whitehaven would be the 6 largest in the state of Tennessee.
- Whitehaven had the highest per capita household income of African-Americans in Tennessee
- Whitehaven’s average annual income was $45,000 to $54,000 as of January 2019.
- Has high homeownership and community involvement.
- Home to Graceland, the second most visited attraction in the U.S
- Home to the city’s first enclosed mall, Southland Mall
- Home to Lawrence Johnson Realty, Largest African American owned realty in the Mid-South
- Home to First Memphis Plaza, Largest office building in Whitehaven, owned by the C.M.E. – Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
- Home office of SMC – Summit Management Corporation producers of the Southern Heritage Classic
- Is experiencing a $43 million improvement to Elvis Presley Blvd along with new business investment is currently underway for the community.
- According to Memphis 3.0 data the area of Elvis Presley Blvd and Raines Rd has been identified as the “Anchor” of Whitehaven and one of the most promising sections in the city. This anchor neighborhood has boundaries of Chambliss Road to the south, Craft Road to the north, Hermitage Drive to the east and Auburn Road to the west.
Getting Started Is Easy
Growing your business with UWBD is simple with our selection of easy to use marketing options