normbond

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

U.S. Lends Africell Nearly $100M. Africa Faces a Bigger Ownership Question

The U.S. is financing nearly $100 million for Africell to buy American and allied telecom technology. But shifting suppliers does…

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Jacob Coxon Quit Anthropic Over AI Risk. He Also Walked Away Before His Equity Vested

Jacob Coxon’s warning about advanced AI drew global attention. His decision to leave Anthropic before his equity vested raises another…

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Memphis Barbecue Has Deep Black Roots. Who Owns the Business It Became?

Memphis turned smoke, pork and generations of culinary knowledge into one of America's most recognizable regional food identities. The deeper…

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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…

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Memphis Lost Power. Black Communities Supplied the Backup System Themselves.

An $18 million restoration bill tells only part of the story. The August outage exposed who absorbs the economic losses…

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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…

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Don Lemon Built the Audience First. Now He Is Taking It to Television.

The Don Lemon Channel turns a familiar television model around: instead of a network supplying the audience to the talent,…

7 days ago

Jay-Z’s HBO Series Shows How Old Music Creates New Value

“JAŸ-Z in 8” arrives after a summer of stadium shows, anniversary activations and renewed attention around Jay-Z’s catalog. But the…

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Uber Left Nigeria and Uganda. The Drivers Owned the Cars, Not the Market.

Uber’s exit exposes a central weakness of platform work: workers can finance the productive assets while another company controls the…

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Black Athletes Earn the Capital. Who Influences Where It Gets Invested?

Philadelphia 76ers star Jaylen Brown says people surrounding influential athletes can discourage deeper investment in their communities. His argument raises…

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