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What Africa Needs: Trade Not Aid
For more than half a century, the dominant model for addressing poverty in Africa has been aid. Government-to-government transfers. Donor-funded programs. Goods shipped from…
The Biggity Blackest Moments of The Wiz Live and Why We Loved It So Much
If you’re Black and you have a TV, then last night you were watching The Wiz Live with every other Black woman, man and…
20 Black Owned Businesses in the UK
By now you must have seen our first list of Black Owned Businesses in the Diaspora. On that list, we mentioned several Black owned…
Nigerian Billionaire, Tony Elumelu announces the 2nd Round of his $100m Entrepreneurship Programme
Last year, Tony Elumelu, a philanthropist and one of Africa’s most successful businessmen, announced the creation of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) for…
Cajun Fire Brewing Company: One of the Only Black Owned Breweries in the U.S.
Last year, the U.S. brewing industry contributed over $250 billion to the economy and is still growing. With 90% of the beer made by…
Coming to America: The Evolution of Oluwatoyin
Like a sizeable amount of other Nigerians, I was born in the U.K. and actually didn’t move to Lagos, Nigeria until I was 5…