Jacmel Partners Makes Strategic Investment in LaGuardia Airport
by Tony O. Lawson Jacmel Partners is a New York-based alternative…
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NBA Players Launch Eazewell, an AI-Powered Funeral Planning Platform
NBA veterans Russell Westbrook and Kemba Walker have teamed up…
How Bay Street Hospitality Is Deploying $430M Across Global Hotel Markets
by Tony O. Lawson Hospitality real estate includes a segment that…
5 Things a 17th Century Samurai Taught Me About Investor Relations
Contributed by Maude Delice I travel to Japan a lot.…
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…
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” Deal: A Paradigm Shift for Creative Ownership in Hollywood
When Ryan Coogler’s Sinners—a genre-blending horror-thriller set in Jim Crow-era…
Functional Fluidics: Advancing Solutions for Sickle Cell Disease
For Dr. Patrick Hines, the path to innovation began in…
Black-owned Jewelry Brands to Add To Your Collection
As anyone who loves fashion knows, jewelry is the perfect…
Essence Fest 2022: A Guide to Black-Owned Restaurants in New Orleans
The Essence Festival is returning to New Orleans later this…
Black Owned Ice Cream Businesses You Should Know
Walmart’s recent attempt to commercialize Juneteenth with a new ice…
NAACP Launches $200M Fund to Invest in Diverse Founders and Fund Managers
Yesterday, the NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights…
Fearless Fund’s Investment in Zimi Signals a New Chapter Post-Lawsuit
Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm dedicated to supporting women…
Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone Partner in $8.4 Billion Acquisition
Smartsheet (NYSE: SMAR), a leading platform for modern work management,…
5 Information Products to Help Start or Grow Your Online Business
In 2021, over 2.14 billion people around the globe will purchase…
Aligning Your Business for Marketing Success, Post-Covid
To say that a Global Pandemic has shifted the paradigms…
5 Reasons Black Business Owners Should Incorporate Now
Starting a business doesn’t automatically equate to success for anyone…
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James Earl Jones Will Have a Historic Broadway Theater Named After Him
Coming soon to Broadway: the James Earl Jones Theater. The…
Chicago Student Achieves the First Perfect ACT Score in his School’s History
Mario Hoover, a student at Providence St. Mel School in…
New research shows link between Vitamin D and COVID-19
According to a recent study by researchers from the Azrieli…