February 2, 2026 2 mins read Buying the System: Franchising as Ownership By Tony Lawson Entrepreneurship is often described as creating something new.… Read More
January 25, 2026 2 mins read The Difference Between Wealth Management and Asset Management The terms wealth management and asset management are often used… Read More
January 23, 2026 2 mins read Khaby Lame’s $900M Deal and What It Means Beyond the Money by Tony Lawson Khaby Lame became the world’s most-followed TikTok… Read More
January 22, 2026 1 min read Sinners Makes Oscars History With 16 Nominations Sinners has made Academy Awards history. The film, directed by… Read More
January 22, 2026 2 mins read Nonprofit Finance Fund Selected to Oversee New Jersey’s $20M Social Impact Investment Fund by Tony Lawson The State of New Jersey has selected… Read More
January 22, 2026 3 mins read Why Brands Are Quietly Becoming Entertainment and IP Companies For decades, brand building operated on a familiar logic in… Read More
September 20, 2025 1 min read Black Interior Designers You Should Know: Vol. 2 Black designers continue to break barriers and shape the world… Read More
August 29, 2025 1 min read Black-owned Makeup Brands You Should Know: Volume 2 Black consumers continue to drive trends and spending in the… Read More
August 24, 2025 1 min read Black-owned Home Decor Brands You Should Know: Vol. 3 We’ve highlighted dozens of incredible Black-owned home decor businesses in… Read More
Project Level Announces $250M First Close for Women’s Sports Fund February 3, 2026 2 mins read By Tony Lawson Project Level has completed a $250 million… Read More
Silverbacks’ Chairman On Risk, Conviction, and Global Investing February 3, 2026 3 mins read By Tony Lawson By any institutional standard, investing demands discipline,… Read More
Khaby Lame’s $900M Deal and What It Means Beyond the Money January 23, 2026 2 mins read by Tony Lawson Khaby Lame became the world’s most-followed TikTok… Read More
September 20, 2025 3 mins read Africa and The Emerging Power Shift in the Global Diamond Industry Diamonds—long symbols of permanence, luxury, and scarcity—are undergoing one of… Read More
September 3, 2025 1 min read Paris-based Koolboks Raises $11M for Solar Cold Storage in Africa by Tony O. Lawson Koolboks, a Paris-based climate technology company with… Read More
September 2, 2025 1 min read Nigerian Billionaire Dangote Partners With Ethiopia for $2.5B Fertilizer Plant Ethiopia has signed a $2.5 billion agreement with the Dangote… Read More
October 9, 2025 1 min read Shaquille O’Neal Joins Investment Firm Jacmel Infrastructure by Tony O. Lawson NBA Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Shaquille… Read More
September 22, 2025 1 min read Compass Strikes $1.6 Billion Deal to Acquire Anywhere Real Estate Compass, a technology-driven real estate brokerage, announced Monday it has… Read More
September 22, 2025 1 min read NBA’s Tobias Harris Secures State Investment for Homeownership Down Payment Program by Tony O. Lawson NBA forward Tobias Harris is making a… Read More
September 18, 2025 1 min read Black-led AI Startups Fixing Fit in Fashion By Tony O. Lawson Returns cost fashion brands billions. As online… Read More
September 11, 2025 4 mins read Synthetic Stars Are Here: Why the Future Belongs to Content Architects The “creator era” is ending — at least in the… Read More
August 18, 2025 2 mins read Moaz Hamid on Why Disability Tech Is the Future After decades in Big Tech, Moaz Hamid walked away—not because… Read More
October 14, 2025 2 mins read RIP D’Angelo: The Reluctant Superstar Who Redefined Soul Michael Eugene Archer, known to the world as D’Angelo, has… Read More
October 10, 2025 1 min read Ghana’s Kente Cloth Earns Protected Status Ghana’s most recognizable textile, the handwoven Kente cloth, has officially… Read More
September 27, 2025 1 min read Solange Launches the Saint Heron Library: A Living Archive for Black & Brown Literary Heritage by Tony O. Lawson Solange Knowles has once again redefined cultural… Read More
December 3, 2025 2 mins read Community Capital: The Rise of Equity Crowdfunding Equity crowdfunding is evolving into a meaningful part of the… Read More
November 4, 2025 2 mins read Business Veteran Vada O. Manager on Winning Through Ownership By Tony O. Lawson When Vada O. Manager describes his career,… Read More
October 15, 2025 3 mins read Amanda Sabreah on Turning Clarity Into Cash Flow Amanda Sabreah, founder of Thought Factory, helps entrepreneurs and executives… Read More
June 10, 2025 2 mins read 6 Wealth Management Myths in the Black Community—And What to Do Instead Wealth management often feels like a conversation reserved for the… Read More
September 24, 2024 1 min read U.S. Black Chamber Of Commerce Releases Black Investment Report The financial landscape for Black-owned businesses has long been marred… Read More
August 7, 2024 1 min read Diversifying Your Portfolio by Investing in Black-Owned Businesses Investing in Black-owned businesses can be a powerful way to… Read More