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Norm Bond explains the economics behind Black culture, ownership, media, technology and global African markets. He publishes BlackEconomicDevelopment.com and NormBondMarkets.com.

Who Owns the Upside From Power? 50 Cent’s Variety Interview Reveals a Bigger TV Economics Story

The public argument is about who deserves credit for Power. The bigger economic story is how creative authorship, audience demand,…

2 days ago

Burkina Faso Rejected a U.S. Deportation Deal. Then the Fight Moved to Visa Access.

Burkina Faso refused a U.S. proposal to receive deportees who were not Burkinabè citizens. Days later, visa access was at…

3 days ago

NC A&T Students Marched 45 Minutes to Vote. The Bigger Story Is Who Controls Access.

More than 100 students from North Carolina A&T and UNC Greensboro walked to an off-campus early-voting site after campus locations…

5 days ago

Black Family Wealth Fell 25%. The Ownership Gap Is the Bigger Story.

New Federal Reserve data show median Black family wealth fell to $36,800 between 2022 and 2025, even as overall U.S.…

6 days ago

Rihanna Turned a TikTok Live Into a Storefront. That Changes the Economics of Celebrity Attention.

Fenty Beauty says its first 12-hour TikTok Shop Mega Live generated more than 53 million impressions and 1 million unique…

1 week ago

The Atlanta Dream Built the Demand. The Arena Calendar Still Controls the Opportunity.

The Dream drew nearly 9,700 fans per game at State Farm Arena during the playoffs. Now the WNBA Finals have…

1 week ago

Black-Founded Vurt Is Taking Vertical Video to TV. The Bigger Question Is Who Controls Distribution.

The streaming company is expanding from smartphones to connected TVs while offering independent filmmakers nonexclusive licensing and a reported 50/50…

1 week ago

Owning the Asset Is Not the Same as Controlling the System

Ownership matters. But owning the asset is not the same as controlling the system around it. Black economic power depends…

2 weeks ago

HUD Is Investigating Wells Fargo’s Black Homeownership Programs. The Stakes Go Beyond One Bank.

Federal housing officials are examining whether Wells Fargo’s race-conscious mortgage initiatives violated fair-housing law. The larger economic question is what…

2 weeks ago

How Warren Thompson Turned Corporate Contracts Into a Black-Owned Hospitality Empire

Before Thompson Hospitality became a nearly billion-dollar business, Warren Thompson walked away from financing that would have cost him 85%…

2 weeks ago

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