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Redefining African Luxury: Inside Jnane Tamsna with Meryanne Loum-Martin
May 24, 2025
Meryanne Loum-Martin is the visionary behind Jnane Tamsna, the world-renowned boutique hotel nestled in the Palmeraie of Marrakech, Morocco. As a Black French Caribbean…
The Cowboy Carter Economy: Who Profits When Black Culture Moves the Market?
May 24, 2025
With Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé reasserts authorship over a genre Black artists helped birth and proves, once again, that culture is capital. She reframed country…
Nottoway and Liberia: Two Sides of the Same Plantation Coin
May 19, 2025
A few days ago, Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation—the largest surviving antebellum mansion in the American South—was destroyed by fire. Built in 1859 by sugar planter…
Doji Raises $14M to Personalize Online Fashion Try-Ons With AI Avatars
May 16, 2025
Doji, a new AI-powered fashion tech startup, has raised $14 million in seed funding to enhance its virtual try-on platform using lifelike digital avatars.…
Jacmel Partners Makes Strategic Investment in LaGuardia Airport
May 14, 2025
by Tony O. Lawson Jacmel Partners is a New York-based alternative investment firm co-founded by Nick Jean-Baptiste. The firm specializes in partnering with private companies…
NBA Players Launch Eazewell, an AI-Powered Funeral Planning Platform
May 13, 2025
NBA veterans Russell Westbrook and Kemba Walker have teamed up with entrepreneur Donnell Beverly Jr. to launch Eazewell, a new AI-powered startup designed to…