Black culture moves markets.
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Briefings on wealth, ownership, labor, AI, policy, sports,
entertainment, media and business shaping Black economic futures.
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Uber Left Nigeria and Uganda. The Drivers Owned the Cars, Not the Market.
September 3, 2026 1 Comment
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Bill Gates Says AI Could Replace Workers Across the Economy. The Bigger Question Is Who Gets the Money.
August 27, 2026 No Comments
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Memphis Lost Power. Black Communities Supplied the Backup System Themselves.
September 7, 2026 No Comments
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The U.S. Is Outsourcing Deportations to Liberia. Who Pays for the Burden?
August 19, 2026 No Comments
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UN Votes to Correct Africa’s Size on World Maps as U.S. Casts Only No Vote
Africa won overwhelming UN support for maps that better reflect its true geographic scale. But changing the map raises a bigger question: who controls the information systems that decide how…
A Black Brazilian Community Challenged a Lithium Mine. Then the Court Stopped Operations.
A Brazilian court halted operations at Sigma Lithium’s only producing mine after a challenge involving a nearby Quilombola community. The bigger economic question is what happens when…
Africa Solar Manufacturing Grows, but China Still Controls the Supply Chain
Africa is producing more solar equipment, but much of the higher-value technology and component supply still comes from China. The bigger question is whether the continent can turn rising…
De Beers Sale Tests Africa’s Ownership of the Diamond Value Chain
Anglo American’s De Beers sale is more than a corporate deal. It could determine whether African diamond-producing states gain more control over pricing, branding, distribution, and long-term value.
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