ðə nˈeɪm "ðə blˈæk wˈɔːl stɹˈiːt" ɪz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd fɹʌm wʌt wʌzðə ɹˈeɪʃəli sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌeɪɾᵻd ɡɹˈiːnwʊd nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ʌv tˈʌlsə, ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə.
The name "The Black Wall Street" is adopted from what was the racially segregated Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma.