February 11, 2026 2 mins read Harith to Acquire FlySafair, South Africa’s Largest Domestic Airline By Tony O. Lawson Harith General Partners has entered into a… 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
February 5, 2026 1 min read Alaffia Health Raises $55M to Improve Healthcare Claims Operations By Tony Lawson Alaffia Health has raised $55 million in… Read More
February 5, 2026 1 min read Howard University Gallery of Art Lends Elizabeth Catlett Works to Major Exhibition on Black Women’s Historical Memory The Howard University Gallery of Art has loaned works by Elizabeth… Read More
February 3, 2026 2 mins read Project Level Announces $250M First Close for Women’s Sports Fund By Tony Lawson Project Level has completed a $250 million… Read More
February 3, 2026 3 mins read Silverbacks’ Chairman On Risk, Conviction, and Global Investing By Tony Lawson By any institutional standard, investing demands discipline,… Read More
October 29, 2025 1 min read Black-Owned Clean and Cruelty-Free Nail Polish Brands to Know From rich neutrals to bold pops of color, these Black-owned… Read More
October 23, 2025 1 min read Black-owned Handbag Brands You Should Know: Vol. 2 From structured leather totes to woven raffia clutches, Black designers… Read More
September 20, 2025 1 min read Black Interior Designers You Should Know: Vol. 2 Black designers continue to break barriers and shape the world… 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
What Beauty Asset Sales Reveal About Control and Capital December 20, 2025 3 mins read Recent beauty asset sales have been widely interpreted as signs… Read More
April 8, 2025 2 mins read Blueroomcare: Reimagining Mental Healthcare in Africa Mental health is still widely misunderstood and deprioritized in many… Read More
December 20, 2024 2 mins read The Diaspora Salon: Uniting the African Diaspora Through Art, Business, and Culture Meryanne Loum-Martin, owner of the iconic Marrakech-based boutique hotel Jnane… Read More
August 28, 2024 1 min read Workpay Raises $5 Million to Enhance African HR and Payroll Workpay, a leading cloud-based HR, payroll, and benefits platform in… Read More
September 22, 2025 1 min read Compass Strikes $1.6 Billion Deal to Acquire Anywhere Real Estate Compass, a technology-driven real estate brokerage, announced Monday it has… Read More
September 22, 2025 1 min read NBA’s Tobias Harris Secures State Investment for Homeownership Down Payment Program by Tony O. Lawson NBA forward Tobias Harris is making a… Read More
August 20, 2025 1 min read Visionary Developments Lands $46.6M Construction Loan in LA by Tony O. Lawson Los Angeles-based Visionary Developments, led by Terry… 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 2 mins read How the Island of Anguilla Has Made Over $32M from AI Domains When you hear “Anguilla,” you likely picture white-sand beaches and… Read More
May 16, 2025 1 min read Doji Raises $14M to Personalize Online Fashion Try-Ons With AI Avatars Doji, a new AI-powered fashion tech startup, has raised $14… 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 10, 2025 2 mins read Art Melanated: Building Belonging in the Black Art Renaissance Art Melanated is a response to exclusion and erasure—an intentional… Read More
April 1, 2025 1 min read Museums Preserving Black History and Culture Black-Led Museums and Cultural Institutions Black-led museums and cultural institutions… Read More
March 16, 2026 3 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
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