Nonprofit Finance Fund Selected to Oversee New Jersey’s $20M Social Impact Investment Fund
by Tony Lawson The State of New Jersey has selected…
Covering Business, Capital, and Culture
Why Brands Are Quietly Becoming Entertainment and IP Companies
For decades, brand building operated on a familiar logic in…
PraxisPro Raises $6M to Expand AI Coaching Platform
by Tony Lawson PraxisPro, a Houston-based technology startup, has raised…
What Black Viewership Reveals About Power and Demand in Streaming
Streaming platforms have fundamentally changed how television is distributed. What…
CRE Stress and Capital Access for Black Developers
Rising consumer debt, mounting refinancing pressure in commercial real estate,…
Why Health Innovation Scales Faster Than Health Outcomes
Health technology adoption has accelerated over the past decade, yet…
What Derrick Rose’s Flower Shop Signals About Athlete Entrepreneurship
For Derrick Rose, the evolution of Rose’s Flower Shop from…
Boring Businesses Are Becoming Luxury Assets
For years, the most aggressive competition in private markets centered…
Black-Owned Hair Extension Companies Offering Alternatives to Toxic Synthetics
Consumer Reports recently conducted an alarming investigation into synthetic braiding…
Silenced Stories: 20 Black Authors Facing Censorship
Books by Black authors are increasingly targeted in removal campaigns…
Beyond Amazon: Black-Owned Brands to Shop Directly
In recent months, we’ve witnessed a concerning trend as major…
International Hospitality Investing Is an Operating Discipline
International hospitality investing is often discussed as a capital allocation…
The Math Doesn’t Work: Why the Wealth Gap Is a Structural Capital Problem
The racial wealth gap is often framed as a problem…
Esusu Raises $50 Million Series C, Hits $1.2 Billion Valuation
By Tony O. Lawson Esusu, a financial technology company that enables…
How to Grow Your Business With Community Crowdfunding
Community crowdfunding is a form of crowdfunding that includes equity…
The Power of Content Marketing for Investment Firms
For investment firms like venture capital, private equity, and asset…
Alternative Investments 101: An Overview of Real Estate, Private Equity, and More
Alternative investments are a popular way for investors to diversify…
Empowering Black Hoteliers: The $8 Billion Vision Behind BH&IA
The Black Hoteliers & Investors Association (BH&IA) is a membership-based,…
Honoring Black Architects: $3.1M Grant for Conserving Black Modernism
For too long, the contributions of Black architects to the…
Investing in Industrial Real Estate: Insights from KMT Partners’ Gregory Boler Jr.
Gregory Boler Jr. is the founder and managing partner of…
Acclinate Secures $7 Million to Revolutionize Health Equity and Clinical Trial Diversity
Acclinate, a Birmingham, Alabama-based healthcare technology company has secured a…
Community College Startup Campus Scores $23 Million to Expand Access to Top-Tier Education
Campus, a startup focused on revolutionizing community college education, has…
Sparen: Streamlining Real Estate Transactions with AI
Traditional real estate transactions are slow and expensive due to…
Culture & Lifestyle
Uncle Nearest Launches Second Annual HBCU Old Fashioned Challenge
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the world’s leading Black-owned spirits brand,…
Nile Swim Club: The First Private Black Owned Swim Club
Nestled in the heart of Yeadon, Pennsylvania lies a hidden…
How Chess in Slums Africa Is Using Chess to Expand Educational Opportunity
Founded in 2018 by Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya, Chess…