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Sinners Makes Oscars History With 16 Nominations
Sinners has made Academy Awards history. The film, directed by Ryan Coogler, received 16 nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, the most ever for…
Nonprofit Finance Fund Selected to Oversee New Jersey’s $20M Social Impact Investment Fund
by Tony Lawson The State of New Jersey has selected Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) to administer its newly launched $20 million Social Impact Investment…
Why Brands Are Quietly Becoming Entertainment and IP Companies
For decades, brand building operated on a familiar logic in which products were developed. Campaigns were launched, media was purchased, and attention was rented…
PraxisPro Raises $6M to Expand AI Coaching Platform
by Tony Lawson PraxisPro, a Houston-based technology startup, has raised $6 million in seed funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform designed for life…
What Black Viewership Reveals About Power and Demand in Streaming
Streaming platforms have fundamentally changed how television is distributed. What they have not meaningfully changed is how creative authority is allocated. The most recent…
CRE Stress and Capital Access for Black Developers
Rising consumer debt, mounting refinancing pressure in commercial real estate, and increasingly opaque leverage are often discussed as separate risks. In practice, they are…