March 25, 2026 3 mins read Black-owned Engineering Firms | Vol. 1 By Tony Lawson Engineering firms operate within procurement-driven environments where… Read More
March 24, 2026 5 mins read Licensed Therapist S. Tia Brown on Burnout, Boundaries, and Why Regular Therapy Sessions Should Be a Ritual Before becoming a therapist, S. Tia Brown had a dynamic… Read More
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 11, 2026 2 mins read Black-owned Cybersecurity Firms | Vol. 1 The firms that manage threat detection, risk frameworks, compliance architecture,… Read More
March 10, 2026 3 mins read Black-owned Real Estate Development Firms | Vol. 1 By Tony Lawson Real estate developers shape how cities grow,… Read More
March 8, 2026 3 mins read Black-owned Architecture Firms | Vol. 1 By Tony Lawson Across the United States, Black-owned architecture firms… Read More
BKR Capital Secures $20M First Close for $50M Fund II March 23, 2026 1 min read By Tony O. Lawson BKR Capital has secured a $20… Read More
Lendistry to Distribute $100 Million Visa Small Business Fund February 23, 2026 1 min read By Tony O. Lawson National CDFI lender Lendistry will manage… 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
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
August 2, 2025 2 mins read AI-Proof: The Case for Skilled Trades For years, the message has been clear: Learn to code.… 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
December 26, 2025 2 mins read Wellspring Manor & Spa and the Art of Intentional Rest with Lisa Alexander Located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Wellspring Manor & Spa was… 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 by Tony O. Lawson The global EdTech market is expected to… Read More
June 25, 2025 1 min read Ankor AI Raises $1.3M to Automate E-Commerce Finance Operations Tony O. Lawson Ankor AI, a fintech startup based in… 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
May 19, 2025 2 mins read Nottoway and Liberia: Two Sides of the Same Plantation Coin A few days ago, Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation—the largest surviving antebellum… 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
March 8, 2023 2 mins read 10 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy to Black Children Financial literacy is an essential skill that everyone needs to… Read More
February 3, 2023 1 min read Title Insurance: Protection for Your Biggest Investments When buying a home or commercial property, one of the… Read More