How the McKissack Family Sustained a Construction Firm Across Five Generations
By Tony O. Lawson The McKissack family’s involvement in American…
Covering Business, Capital, and Culture
How Haiti Turned a World Cup Qualification Into a Global Brand Moment
By Tony O. Lawson In November 2025, Haiti qualified for…
MAX Raises $8M to Expand Electric Mobility Infrastructure Across Africa
Nigeria-based mobility platform Metro Africa Xpress Inc, better known as…
How Harris & Ford Built a $400M Global Supply Chain Business
By Tony O. Lawson Harris & Ford built a $400…
Black-owned Wealth Advisory Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony Lawson Vol. 1 of this series covered independent…
Private Capital Has a Readability Problem
By Tony O. Lawson Private capital firms historically operated inside relatively…
Mae Figured Out How to Get Doulas to Black Mothers Through Insurance
By Tony O. Lawson According to the CDC’s most recent data,…
Four Black-owned Companies Running Airport Retail
By Tony O. Lawson Airport retail is organized through concession agreements,…
Four Black-owned Companies Running Airport Retail
By Tony O. Lawson Airport retail is organized through concession agreements,…
Black-owned Architecture Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony O. Lawson Across the United States, Toronto, and Johannesburg,…
6 Black-owned Galleries Placing Artists in Major Museum Collections
When a museum acquires an artist’s work, it creates a…
Private Capital Has a Readability Problem
By Tony O. Lawson Private capital firms historically operated inside relatively…
Ruka Raises $4.5M to Expand Its Hair Technology Platform
By Tony O. Lawson The textured hair industry generates billions…
Vori Raises $22M to Modernize Independent Grocery Stores
by Tony O. Lawson The grocery industry is one of the…
What Happens After “Sold Out”
Businesses struggle when demand arrives faster than their systems can…
How Venture and Private Equity Funds Operate After Capital Is Raised
The close of a fund marks the beginning of an…
5 Black-owned Beauty Brands Allocating Inventory Across Retail and Direct Channels
Beauty brands now operate across direct-to-consumer and retail simultaneously, with…
How Salamander DC Uses Hospitality and Retail to Shape Asset Performance
By Tony Lawson Revenue in a single-use hospitality asset is constrained…
Black-owned Real Estate Development Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony Lawson Real estate development is where capital formation,…
4 Black-led PropTech Platforms Operating Inside the Real Estate Stack
Real estate moves through a sequence of decisions. What gets…
Black-owned Cybersecurity Firms | Vol. 1
The firms that manage threat detection, risk frameworks, compliance architecture,…
Alaffia Health Raises $55M to Improve Healthcare Claims Operations
By Tony Lawson Alaffia Health has raised $55 million in…
PraxisPro Raises $6M to Expand AI Coaching Platform
by Tony Lawson PraxisPro, a Houston-based technology startup, has raised…
Culture & Lifestyle
Howard University Gallery of Art Lends Elizabeth Catlett Works to Major Exhibition on Black Women’s Historical Memory
The Howard University Gallery of Art has loaned works by Elizabeth…
How Art Shapes Power Over Time
Art is often discussed as expression, creativity, or market activity.…
The Diaspora Salon: Where Art, Ideas, and Black Excellence Converge
Each February, Marrakech becomes one of the world’s most compelling…
The Difference Between Wealth Management and Asset Management
The terms wealth management and asset management are often used…
What Is a Family Office? Dame Dash Brings the Concept to Center Stage
Dame Dash’s fiery return to The Breakfast Club made waves…
What to Do With $250K: An Angel Investor’s Plan
Welcome to the second installment of the Wealth Moves Playbook,…