Movement Money: How a $350M Firm Is Turning Protest Into Portfolio Power
In June 2025, protestors flooded the streets of Los Angeles…
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MURAL Real Estate to Co-Lead $316M Mixed-Use Development in Connecticut
MURAL Real Estate Partners, a women-led development firm founded by…
Black‑owned Skincare Brands You Should Know: Vol. 2
With news of Ami Colé shutting down after raising millions…
Black-led HealthTech Startups to Watch Vol:1
by Tony O. Lawson Black-led HealthTech companies are driving some of…
Malcolm‑Jamal Warner, TV Icon, Has Died at 54
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his iconic role as Theo…
Why Is Beauty Brand Ami Colé Shutting Down After Raising Millions?
Ami Colé, the critically acclaimed beauty brand known for its…
Rwazi Secures $12M to Expand Its Global Consumer Insights Platform
Tony O. Lawson Rwazi, a market intelligence startup founded in…
Fake AI Generated Stories Are Fooling Too Many People
Emotional, viral, and completely fake. How AI-generated images and fabricated…
SHOPPE BLACK Holiday Gift Guide 2023
We’re excited to present the SHOPPE BLACK Holiday Gift Guide…
Black Owned Essentials for November 2023
We’re thrilled to unveil our Black Owned Essentials for November…
Black Owned Essentials for October 2023
We’re excited to showcase our October edition of remarkable Black-owned…
How Bay Street Hospitality Is Deploying $430M Across Global Hotel Markets
by Tony O. Lawson Hospitality real estate includes a segment that…
No More Excuses: The 2025 Mandate for Real Impact
As of April 2025, we are living through overlapping emergencies.…
o15 Capital Partners Closes Inaugural Fund at $370 Million
by Tony O. Lawson o15 Capital Partners, an alternative investment firm…
5 Ways to Get Funding for your Web3 Startup
Raising funds to get your Web3 startup off the ground…
5 Global Trends Affecting the Fashion Industry
Fashion trends continue to evolve and change daily. A major…
5 Industries That Can Thrive During a Recession
No one can ever forget the Great Recession of 2007–08,…
Largest Black-Led Bank Hosts Conversation About Real Estate and the Wealth Gap
“Black Voices in Real Estate LA/DC” conducted a bi-coastal virtual…
How to Buy a Commercial Real Estate Property for Your Retail Business
The location of your retail business has a huge impact…
5 Effective Modern and Old School Marketing Ideas for Your Real Estate Business
Successful real estate business owners enjoy several benefits, including independence…
Culture & Lifestyle
Benjamin “Pap” Singleton: A Visionary Leader in Black Business History
Benjamin “Pap” Singleton was a formerly enslaved man who later…
From Afrochella to AfroFuture: 4 Lessons in Navigating Trademark Law
To celebrate the New Year, I journeyed from New York…
Exploring the Roots of Africa’s Underdevelopment in Walter Rodney’s ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’
“How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” was released in 1972. In his…