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How the McKissack Family Sustained a Construction Firm Across Five Generations
By Tony O. Lawson The McKissack family’s involvement in American construction predates the Civil War by several decades. Their documented history in the building…
How Haiti Turned a World Cup Qualification Into a Global Brand Moment
By Tony O. Lawson In November 2025, Haiti qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 52 years. No major sponsor…
MAX Raises $8M to Expand Electric Mobility Infrastructure Across Africa
Nigeria-based mobility platform Metro Africa Xpress Inc, better known as MAX, has secured $8 million in debt financing from Netherlands-based impact investment manager Triple…
How Harris & Ford Built a $400M Global Supply Chain Business
By Tony O. Lawson Harris & Ford built a $400 million supply chain and ingredient distribution business operating across food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, industrial manufacturing,…
Black-owned Wealth Advisory Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony Lawson Vol. 1 of this series covered independent RIA practices building outside institutional structures. Vol. 2 extends that coverage to include multi-family…
Private Capital Has a Readability Problem
By Tony O. Lawson Private capital firms historically operated inside relatively closed financial ecosystems. Private equity firms communicated primarily through acquisitions, exits, LP relationships, and…