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
January 21, 2026 1 min read PraxisPro Raises $6M to Expand AI Coaching Platform by Tony Lawson PraxisPro, a Houston-based technology startup, has raised… Read More
January 20, 2026 2 mins read What Black Viewership Reveals About Power and Demand in Streaming Streaming platforms have fundamentally changed how television is distributed. What… Read More
January 19, 2026 2 mins read CRE Stress and Capital Access for Black Developers Rising consumer debt, mounting refinancing pressure in commercial real estate,… 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
August 20, 2025 1 min read Black-owned Haircare Brands You Should Know: Vol. 2 We’ve already spotlighted several Black-owned haircare brands in Volume 1, and… Read More
Terra Industries Raises $11.75M as Defense Capital Expands Into Africa January 12, 2026 3 mins read by Tony Lawson When Terra Industries announced an $11.75 million… Read More
International Hospitality Investing Is an Operating Discipline January 11, 2026 2 mins read International hospitality investing is often discussed as a capital allocation… Read More
The Math Doesn’t Work: Why the Wealth Gap Is a Structural Capital Problem January 2, 2026 3 mins read The racial wealth gap is often framed as a problem… Read More
July 31, 2025 2 mins read Why Africa’s $20B Sports Economy Is Attracting Global Capital by Tony O. Lawson Africa is no longer just a source… Read More
July 16, 2025 1 min read Rwazi Secures $12M to Expand Its Global Consumer Insights Platform Tony O. Lawson Rwazi, a market intelligence startup founded in… Read More
May 24, 2025 2 mins read Redefining African Luxury: Inside Jnane Tamsna with Meryanne Loum-Martin Meryanne Loum-Martin is the visionary behind Jnane Tamsna, the world-renowned… Read More
August 18, 2025 1 min read Lori Chatman Leads an $18.7B Affordable Housing Finance Platform by Tony O. Lawson Lori Chatman leads one of the nation’s… Read More
July 25, 2025 1 min read MURAL Real Estate to Co-Lead $316M Mixed-Use Development in Connecticut MURAL Real Estate Partners, a women-led development firm founded by… Read More
July 15, 2025 1 min read Michael Jordan’s Mansion Is Now an Airbnb — That’s a Problem After more than a decade on the market, Michael Jordan’s… Read More
July 16, 2025 1 min read Rwazi Secures $12M to Expand Its Global Consumer Insights Platform Tony O. Lawson Rwazi, a market intelligence startup founded in… Read More
July 15, 2025 1 min read Black-led EdTech Startups to Watch: Vol. 1 The global EdTech market is expected to reach $348 billion by… Read More
July 6, 2025 2 mins read Black-led PropTech Startups to Watch: Vol. 1 by Tony O. Lawson Black-led PropTech startups are emerging as vital… Read More
July 16, 2025 3 mins read Fake AI Generated Stories Are Fooling Too Many People Emotional, viral, and completely fake. How AI-generated images and fabricated… Read More
June 17, 2025 1 min read Vince Fraser’s Ancestral Odyssey Exhibition Debuts at NOAAM This Juneteenth, the New Orleans African American Museum unveils Ancestral… Read More
May 24, 2025 4 mins read The Cowboy Carter Economy: Who Profits When Black Culture Moves the Market? With Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé reasserts authorship over a genre Black… Read More
July 9, 2025 2 mins read $1.19M a Year, No Work Required: The Bobby Bonilla Contract Every July 1st, Bobby Bonilla wakes up to one of… Read More
July 9, 2025 2 mins read Voletta Wallace Turned Biggie’s $10M Estate Into a $200M Empire When Christopher Wallace—better known as The Notorious B.I.G.—was killed in… Read More
June 24, 2025 2 mins read How Kai Cenat Turned Livestreaming Into a Multimillion-Dollar Business Kai Cenat isn’t just entertaining millions — he’s building a… Read More
January 18, 2024 1 min read Business Buying: A Potential Path to Early Retirement As the Baby Boomer generation prepares for retirement, a vast,… Read More
September 10, 2023 2 mins read 5 Things Investors Look for Most in a Pitch Pitching your startup to investors is a pivotal moment in… Read More
April 1, 2023 2 mins read The Importance of Angel Investors in Bridging the Funding Gap for Black Founders The startup ecosystem can often be a challenging space for… Read More