George E. Johnson Made History on Wall Street. Why Is That History Still So Rare?
When news broke that George E. Johnson had died at…
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Darrell Spencer on Building Crowned Skin Into a $50 Million Business
By Tony O. Lawson Darrell Spencer priced his first product…
LemFi Enters Wealth Management With Acquisition of Wealth8
By Tony O. Lawson For years, fintech companies serving immigrant…
How Two Black-owned Construction Firms Chose Acquisition to Accelerate Growth
by Tony O. Lawson A construction firm’s growth ceiling is…
How AI Is Reshaping Wealth Management
Wealth management is entering a period where advice is becoming…
Why Congo Is Launching Its First Stock Exchange
The Democratic Republic of Congo is moving closer to establishing…
Black-led Venture Capital Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony O. Lawson The first volume of this series…
Base10 Raises $850M, Reaches $2.6B AUM
By Tony O. Lawson San Francisco-based venture capital firm Base10 Partners…
Black-led Venture Capital Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony O. Lawson The first volume of this series…
Black-owned Non-Alcoholic Beverage Brands You Should Try
Half of American consumers have tried an alcohol alternative. The…
Black-owned Wealth Advisory Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony Lawson Vol. 1 of this series covered independent…
LemFi Enters Wealth Management With Acquisition of Wealth8
By Tony O. Lawson For years, fintech companies serving immigrant…
Black-led Venture Capital Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony O. Lawson The first volume of this series…
Base10 Raises $850M, Reaches $2.6B AUM
By Tony O. Lawson San Francisco-based venture capital firm Base10 Partners…
Four Black-owned Companies Running Airport Retail
By Tony O. Lawson Airport retail is organized through concession agreements,…
How Two Black-owned Retail Spaces Organize Time
Jerjuan Howard developed the Howard Family Bookstore from a commercial…
The Transaction Happens Before Checkout
Checkout is where the decision becomes visible, the moment a…
How Two Black-owned Construction Firms Chose Acquisition to Accelerate Growth
by Tony O. Lawson A construction firm’s growth ceiling is…
Four Black-led Firms Leading $70M National Juneteenth Museum Construction
By Tony O. Lawson Fort Worth’s Historic Southside is the site…
Black-owned Architecture Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony O. Lawson Across the United States, Toronto, and Johannesburg,…
How AI Is Reshaping Wealth Management
Wealth management is entering a period where advice is becoming…
CMMC Compliance Is Now a Gatekeeper for Small Federal Contractors
CMMC enforcement has moved from roadmap to reality. As the…
4 Black-led PropTech Platforms Operating Inside the Real Estate Stack
Real estate moves through a sequence of decisions. What gets…
Culture & Lifestyle
How Haiti Turned a World Cup Qualification Into a Global Brand Moment
By Tony O. Lawson In November 2025, Haiti qualified for…
Four Black-led Firms Leading $70M National Juneteenth Museum Construction
By Tony O. Lawson Fort Worth’s Historic Southside is the site…
6 Black-owned Galleries Placing Artists in Major Museum Collections
When a museum acquires an artist’s work, it creates a…
How AI Is Reshaping Wealth Management
Wealth management is entering a period where advice is becoming…
Black-owned Wealth Advisory Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony Lawson Vol. 1 of this series covered independent…
Black-owned Wealth Advisory Firms | Vol. 1
By Tony Lawson Wealth management is a relationship-driven industry in…