March 23, 2026 1 min read BKR Capital Secures $20M First Close for $50M Fund II By Tony O. Lawson BKR Capital has secured a $20… Read More
March 22, 2026 2 mins read Black-owned Wealth Advisory Firms | Vol. 1 By Tony Lawson Wealth management is a relationship-driven industry in… Read More
March 20, 2026 3 mins read $895 Million, One Corridor: J. Byron Brazier on Building Woodlawn Central to Last by Tony O. Lawson The Obama Presidential Center is reshaping the… Read More
March 17, 2026 3 mins read Black-owned Construction Firms | Vol.1 By Tony Lawson Construction is one of the most capital-intensive… Read More
March 16, 2026 2 mins read Black Surgeons You Should Know: Vol. 2 | Plastic & Cosmetic By Tony Lawson Cosmetic plastic surgery is a cash-pay specialty. Instead… Read More
March 12, 2026 2 mins read Deon Nicholas Built Forethought Before the AI Boom. Zendesk Is Acquiring It. By Tony Lawson When Deon Nicholas co-founded Forethought in 2018, the… Read More
March 12, 2026 2 mins read Black-owned Law Firms | Vol.1 By Tony Lawson Black-owned law firms advise companies, developers, and… Read More
March 11, 2026 2 mins read Black-owned Cybersecurity Firms | Vol. 1 The firms that manage threat detection, risk frameworks, compliance architecture,… Read More
March 16, 2026 2 mins read Black Surgeons You Should Know: Vol. 2 | Plastic & Cosmetic By Tony Lawson Cosmetic plastic surgery is a cash-pay specialty. Instead… Read More
March 12, 2026 2 mins read Black-owned Law Firms | Vol.1 By Tony Lawson Black-owned law firms advise companies, developers, and… Read More
March 11, 2026 2 mins read Black-owned Cybersecurity Firms | Vol. 1 The firms that manage threat detection, risk frameworks, compliance architecture,… Read More
The Billion-Dollar Bet That Reshaped Pat McGrath Labs February 20, 2026 1 min read In 2018, Pat McGrath became one of the few Black… Read More
The Black Bank Deposit Gap: Why Asset Growth Remains Constrained February 18, 2026 2 mins read Discussions about Black-owned banks frequently focus on individual action. Open… Read More
Harith to Acquire FlySafair, South Africa’s Largest Domestic Airline February 11, 2026 2 mins read By Tony O. Lawson Harith General Partners has entered into a… Read More
December 4, 2025 2 mins read What Is Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA)? Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, often abbreviated as ETA, is an ownership… Read More
December 3, 2025 2 mins read Community Capital: The Rise of Equity Crowdfunding Equity crowdfunding is evolving into a meaningful part of the… Read More
October 15, 2025 3 mins read Amanda Sabreah on Turning Clarity Into Cash Flow Amanda Sabreah, founder of Thought Factory, helps entrepreneurs and executives… Read More
February 11, 2026 1 min read Smart Bricks Raises $5M to Automate Real Estate Investing By Tony O. Lawson Smart Bricks has raised $5 million… 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
January 2, 2026 3 mins read Rent Is the Largest Credit Blind Spot in the U.S. For tens of millions of households in the United States,… Read More
August 18, 2025 2 mins read Moaz Hamid on Why Disability Tech Is the Future After decades in Big Tech, Moaz Hamid walked away—not because… Read More
August 11, 2025 1 min read Chowdeck Raises $9M to Scale Food Delivery in Nigeria and Ghana by Tony O. Lawson Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery company, has… Read More
August 6, 2025 1 min read Lava Raises $5.8M to Streamline AI Transactions by Tony O. Lawson Mitchell Jones, a Yale graduate and… Read More
July 21, 2025 1 min read Malcolm‑Jamal Warner, TV Icon, Has Died at 54 Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his iconic role as Theo… 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
February 18, 2024 2 mins read Leveraging Leverage: How the Rich Use SBLOCs to Build Generational Wealth In the world of finance, the adage “it takes money… 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