Black Ranchers and the Future of U.S. Beef
The U.S. beef industry is in the middle of a…
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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…
Aicha Evans: The Woman Who Led Zoox to a $1.3 Billion Acquisition by Amazon
by Tony O. Lawson Aicha Evans is one of the most…
Shield Raises $5M Seed to Scale Crypto Payments Platform for Global Trade
by Tony O. Lawson Shield, a fintech startup positioning itself as…
Compass Strikes $1.6 Billion Deal to Acquire Anywhere Real Estate
by Tony O. Lawson Compass, a technology-driven real estate brokerage, announced…
NBA’s Tobias Harris Secures State Investment for Homeownership Down Payment Program
by Tony O. Lawson NBA forward Tobias Harris is making a…
Black-led HealthTech Startups to Watch Vol:1
Black-led HealthTech companies are driving some of the most exciting…
Black-led EdTech Startups to Watch: Vol. 1
The global EdTech market is expected to reach $348 billion by…
Black-led Impact Investment Firms Driving Change Vol. 1
From community finance to values-aligned wealth management, these firms are…
Lendistry Receives $5M from Exelon to Expand Small Business Lending
By Tony O. Lawson Lendistry, a leading fintech lender and…
Paris-based Koolboks Raises $11M for Solar Cold Storage in Africa
by Tony O. Lawson Koolboks, a Paris-based climate technology company with…
Footwork Leads $15M Investment in Confido’s CPG AI Platform
by Tony O. Lawson Footwork is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm…
Blueroomcare: Reimagining Mental Healthcare in Africa
Mental health is still widely misunderstood and deprioritized in many…
The Diaspora Salon: Uniting the African Diaspora Through Art, Business, and Culture
Meryanne Loum-Martin, owner of the iconic Marrakech-based boutique hotel Jnane…
Workpay Raises $5 Million to Enhance African HR and Payroll
Workpay, a leading cloud-based HR, payroll, and benefits platform in…
RealEstateAPI: The Data Infrastructure Company Challenging the Property Data Cartel
From solar to finance, insurance to e-commerce, companies across sectors…
Rise East Secures $100M Investment to Transform Black Oakland
In East Oakland, a coalition of Black-led organizations has secured…
Redefining African Luxury: Inside Jnane Tamsna with Meryanne Loum-Martin
Meryanne Loum-Martin is the visionary behind Jnane Tamsna, the world-renowned…
Black-led EdTech Startups to Watch: Vol. 1
The global EdTech market is expected to reach $348 billion by…
Black-led PropTech Startups to Watch: Vol. 1
Black-led PropTech startups are emerging as vital contributors in a…
Ankor AI Raises $1.3M to Automate E-Commerce Finance Operations
Tony O. Lawson Ankor AI, a fintech startup based in…
Culture & Lifestyle
The Cowboy Carter Economy: Who Profits When Black Culture Moves the Market?
With Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé reasserts authorship over a genre Black…
Nottoway and Liberia: Two Sides of the Same Plantation Coin
A few days ago, Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation—the largest surviving antebellum…
Art Melanated: Building Belonging in the Black Art Renaissance
Art Melanated is a response to exclusion and erasure—an intentional…
How Kai Cenat Turned Livestreaming Into a Multimillion-Dollar Business
Kai Cenat isn’t just entertaining millions — he’s building a…
Anthony Edwards x Adidas: A Marketing Case Study
When Anthony Edwards signed with Adidas, few predicted he’d become…
5 Things a 17th Century Samurai Taught Me About Investor Relations
Contributed by Maude Delice I travel to Japan a lot.…
14 Ways to Increase Your Financial IQ
Building a strong financial IQ is critical, yet a significant…
Leveraging Leverage: How the Rich Use SBLOCs to Build Generational Wealth
In the world of finance, the adage “it takes money…
Business Buying: A Potential Path to Early Retirement
As the Baby Boomer generation prepares for retirement, a vast,…