Culture Economy

Stories where Black culture, entertainment, media, influence, and visibility reveal deeper questions of money, ownership, labor, and power.

Editorial illustration of a Black beauty entrepreneur hosting a TikTok-style livestream with cosmetics, shopping checkout screens, and sales analytics, exploring Rihanna's live-commerce strategy.

Culture Economy

October 14, 2026

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

Editorial illustration of a Black mother managing household expenses as a bank card funds direct-cash support for housing, childcare and groceries.

June 19, 2026

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

Editorial graphic showing Black culture symbols beside ownership documents, business dashboards, contracts, and wealth-building imagery to represent the economics behind Black culture.

June 4, 2026

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

June 2, 2026

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

Young Black artist studying a wall of Black art, books, blueprints, records, and film reels as symbols of culture, ownership, and economic power.

May 31, 2026

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

Rappers Kendrick Lamar (L) and Drake are pictured in Inglewood, California

May 8, 2024

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

Darryl George, suspended over locs heads to court in Anahuac Texas with his attorney.

February 22, 2024

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

KFC debuts new Mac & Cheese Wrap, National Fast Food Day

November 13, 2023

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

Black Lives Matter - we must dismantle white supremacy

February 22, 2021

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

coronavirus pandemic impacts industries from travel to business of black hair

March 29, 2020

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

cash app rappers and hip hop

August 29, 2019

Cash App is Winning with Rappers – Over 200 Have Name Dropped in Lyrics