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Mae Figured Out How to Get Doulas to Black Mothers Through Insurance
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (672+ words) Covering Business, Capital, and Culture According to the CDC's most recent data, Black women in the United States experienced pregnancy-related mortality rates approximately 3. 5 times higher than white women in 2023. That rate was the only one among all racial and ethnic…...
Four Black-owned Companies Running Airport Retail
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (585+ words) Covering Business, Capital, and Culture Airport retail is organized through concession agreements, long-term contracts, and operating groups that control multiple units within the same terminal. Who holds the contract, how space is assigned, and how brands are placed across a…...
Ruka Raises $4. 5 M to Expand Its Hair Technology Platform
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (408+ words) Covering Business, Capital, and Culture By Tony O. Lawson The textured hair industry generates billions in annual consumer spending across wigs, extensions, braiding hair, styling products, and salon services. Much of the underlying supply chain still depends on imported synthetic fibers,…...
How David Stevens Built one of the Largest Black-owned Investment Advisory Firms in the U. S.
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (691+ words) Covering Business, Capital, and Culture Independent registered investment advisory firms in the United States operate in a market where the same firms tend to have the advantage. Custodial referral programs route institutional client flow toward firms that are already large....
Four Black-Led Firms Leading $70 M National Juneteenth Museum Construction
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (524+ words) Covering Business, Capital, and Culture Fort Worth's Historic Southside is the site of the National Juneteenth Museum, a $70 million project commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Texas were informed they were free, more than two years after…...
Vori Raises $22 M to Build the Operating System for Independent Grocery Stores
1+ week, 2+ day ago (364+ words) Covering Business, Capital, and Culture The grocery industry is one of the most essential parts of the American economy. Nearly every household depends on a network of stores managing thousands of products, supplier relationships, inventory decisions, and payment transactions each…...
Inside Siris" $4. 2 Billion Equiniti Exit and TAKKION Acquisition
1+ week, 4+ day ago (375+ words) Covering Business, Capital, and Culture By Tony O. Lawson Within two days, West Palm Beach, Florida-based private equity firm Siris announced two transactions tied to different parts of the global infrastructure economy. On May 5, Bullish announced a $4. 2 billion agreement to acquire…...
Why Most Black-led Investment Firms Are Still Raising First-Time Funds
1+ week, 4+ day ago (540+ words) Covering Business, Capital, and Culture By Tony O. Lawson Fairview Capital recently released its annual review of women- and minority-owned private equity and venture capital firms. The report tracks a market that expanded significantly over the last decade while entering a…...
How Two Black-owned Retail Spaces Organize Time
1+ week, 5+ day ago (535+ words) Covering Business, Capital, and Culture Jerjuan Howard developed the Howard Family Bookstore from a commercial building on Detroit's west side. The property had sat vacant for about 25 years before reopening in April 2026, following its purchase in 2024. It now includes a…...
Black-owned Architecture Firms | Vol. 2
1+ week, 6+ day ago (660+ words) Covering Business, Capital, and Culture Operating at this level requires sustained relationships with institutional clients, navigation of public procurement processes, and the capacity to deliver projects over long timelines. The firms listed here have established that track record. Hamilton Anderson…...