Black-owned Logistics & Transportation Companies | Vol. 1
By Tony O. Lawson Every shipment arriving at a warehouse,…
Covering Business, Capital, and Culture
Moove Raises $250 Million to Expand Autonomous Vehicle Operations
By Tony O. Lawson Moove has raised $250 million in…
How Bask & Lather Became a Nine-Figure Beauty Brand Without Outside Capital
By Tony O. Lawson Bask & Lather has grown into…
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…
Black-owned Construction Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony Lawson Construction projects move through a sequence of approvals,…
Black-owned Real Estate Development Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony Lawson Real estate development is where capital formation,…
5 Black-owned Beauty Brands Allocating Inventory Across Retail and Direct Channels
Beauty brands now operate across direct-to-consumer and retail simultaneously, with…
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.…
Buying the System: Franchising as Ownership
By Tony Lawson Entrepreneurship is often described as creating something new.…
Why Brands Are Quietly Becoming Entertainment and IP Companies
For decades, brand building operated on a familiar logic in…
The Silver Tsunami Has a Silver Lining. Most Will Miss It.
The idea of a coming “Silver Tsunami” has taken hold…
Asland Capital Partners: Institutional Execution Across Housing Markets
By Tony O. Lawson When James H. Simmons III launched…
How Salamander DC Uses Hospitality and Retail to Shape Asset Performance
By Tony Lawson Revenue in a single-use hospitality asset is constrained…
Black-owned Real Estate Development Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony Lawson Real estate development is where capital formation,…
Alaffia Health Raises $55M to Improve Healthcare Claims Operations
By Tony Lawson Alaffia Health has raised $55 million in…
PraxisPro Raises $6M to Expand AI Coaching Platform
by Tony Lawson PraxisPro, a Houston-based technology startup, has raised…
How the Only HBCU Rocketry Team Is Preparing for a High-Power Launch
At Tuskegee University, a campus known for shaping trailblazers in…
Culture & Lifestyle
Misty Copeland Bids Farewell to the American Ballet Theatre
Photo by Henry Leutwyler From sleeping on a gym floor…
RIP D’Angelo: The Reluctant Superstar Who Redefined Soul
Michael Eugene Archer, known to the world as D’Angelo, has…
Ghana’s Kente Cloth Earns Protected Status
Ghana’s Kente cloth has long carried cultural value around the…
U.S. Black Chamber Of Commerce Releases Black Investment Report
The financial landscape for Black-owned businesses has long been marred…
Diversifying Your Portfolio by Investing in Black-Owned Businesses
Investing in Black-owned businesses can be a powerful way to…
Wealthcare Financial Group: Helping Healthcare Professionals Secure Their Future
Many healthcare professionals dedicate their lives to caring for others…