Culture Economy

The Cost of Getting Answers: Nolan Wells, Private Autopsies, and the Price of Justice

Nolan Wells’ death is a tragedy first. But the response around his family shows a larger economic truth: when trust…

3 months ago

Can a Black-Owned Bank Turn Customer Growth Into Direct Economic Support for Mothers?

Redemption Bank’s new Bank King Card links account openings to nonprofit funding for direct-cash programs. The larger test is whether…

4 months ago

Come for the Culture. Stay for the Economics Behind It.

Black culture is never just culture. It moves markets, creates value, shapes media, drives platforms, influences policy, and powers business.…

5 months ago

Larry Miller Said the Quiet Part Out Loud About Air Jordans and Black Consumer Power

The former Jordan Brand executive’s comments reveal how young Black urban consumers helped turn sneaker culture into global brand value…

5 months ago

Yasiin Bey’s Advice to Black Artists Is Really an Ownership Lesson

Studying Black art history is not nostalgia. It is business education for creators trying to turn cultural influence into long-term…

5 months ago

How Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud reveals the future of music for African American entrepreneurs

Rap beefs are to hip-hop as as duels were to the Wild Wild West. Where would the genre be without…

2 years ago

Black Student Suspended Over Locs: Judge Rules in Favor of Texas School District

Judge rules in favor of Texas school district in case of Black high school student suspended for for refusing to…

3 years ago

KFC New Mac & Cheese Wrap, Will Black Folks Approve?

Black people know Mac & Cheese. So when KFC debuts this new Mac & Cheese Wrap for National Fast Food…

3 years ago

How the Black Lives Matter Movement Re-scripted Social Media: 3 Pro Tips

In the month before Floyd's murder, #BlackLivesMatter was tweeted more than 400 thousand times. But in the month after, the…

6 years ago

7 Ways the Coronavirus is Devastating for the Black Hair Care Industry

This is a challenging moment because Black-owned businesses are the least prepared entities to deal with cash-flow shortages.

7 years ago

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