How Bask & Lather Became a Nine-Figure Beauty Brand Without Outside Capital
By Tony O. Lawson Bask & Lather has grown into…
Covering Business, Capital, and Culture
UrbanBetter: Building the Infrastructure for Africa’s Intellectual Capital
By Tony O. Lawson During a morning run in Dakar,…
Black-owned Firms Help Build Morehouse and Spelman’s $147M Student Housing Community
By Tony O. Lawson Morehouse College and Spelman College are…
Why Investors Just Bet $10M on the Next Generation of Nuclear Power
By Tony O. Lawson Artificial intelligence has sparked a global…
10 Black-owned Mental Health Practices
Behavioral healthcare continues to evolve as demand for mental health…
Why Women’s Sports Is Becoming an Emerging Asset Class
For decades, investment in women’s sports came primarily from team…
Two Historic Black-owned Banks Announce $1.27 Billion Merger
By Tony O. Lawson More than a century after they…
Inside KDM Engineering, One of the Largest Black Woman-Owned Electrical Engineering Firms
Electricity powers nearly every aspect of the modern economy, yet…
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…
Why Women’s Sports Is Becoming an Emerging Asset Class
For decades, investment in women’s sports came primarily from team…
Two Historic Black-owned Banks Announce $1.27 Billion Merger
By Tony O. Lawson More than a century after they…
How Twisted Eggroll’s $1.5 Million Investment in Community Is Driving Business Growth
Business growth eventually changes the questions founders need to answer.…
Why E-commerce Growth Breaks at Fulfillment
E-commerce growth is often measured in orders, revenue, and customer…
How Construction Projects Get Financed, Tracked, and Delivered
Construction projects operate as financial coordination systems. Execution on site…
How Real Estate Developers Evaluate Engineering Firms
Engineering firm selection is a risk decision tied to capital,…
How AI Is Reshaping Real Estate Investment Research
Before capital is committed to a real estate investment, teams…
How Two Black-owned Construction Firms Chose Acquisition to Accelerate Growth
by Tony O. Lawson A construction firm’s growth ceiling is…
Four Black-led Firms Leading $70M National Juneteenth Museum Construction
By Tony O. Lawson Fort Worth’s Historic Southside is the site…
4 Black-led PropTech Platforms Operating Inside the Real Estate Stack
Real estate moves through a sequence of decisions. What gets…
3 Black-led WealthTech Platforms Restructuring Capital Access
Capital moves through a small number of gates. What gets…
Black-owned Cybersecurity Firms | Vol. 1
The firms that manage threat detection, risk frameworks, compliance architecture,…
Culture & Lifestyle
6 Black-owned Galleries Placing Artists in Major Museum Collections
When a museum acquires an artist’s work, it creates a…
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.…
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,…
What to Do With $100K: A Solopreneur’s Plan
Welcome to “The Wealth Moves Playbook,” a Shoppe Black series.…