Wealth & Ownership

Briefings on capital, assets, equity, real estate, intellectual property, generational wealth, and who controls long-term economic upside.

Harrison Barnes represented moving from NBA earnings to bank ownership, with a $25 million investment, ownership documents, lending files and balance sheets illustrating labor to capital to ownership.

Wealth & Ownership

August 31, 2026

Harrison Barnes Is Turning $25 Million of NBA Earnings Into Bank Ownership

MTN mobile finance and lending shown alongside an African data centre, illustrating MTN’s push into banking and Gulf-backed AI infrastructure investment.

August 26, 2026

MTN Wants to Control Credit. Gulf Capital Is Helping Build Its AI Infrastructure.

Lagos financial district with Nigerian bond documents and market screens in the foreground and factories and logistics infrastructure in the distance, illustrating that 95.1% of Nigeria’s $10.37 billion in Q1 2026 foreign capital went to portfolio investment while only 1.3% was FDI.

August 22, 2026

Nigeria Attracted $10.37 Billion in Foreign Capital. Only 1.3% Was FDI.

Black investment executives review acquisition documents for a professional basketball franchise, broadcast infrastructure and media intellectual property after BlackSun Private Equity raised $1 billion for Mega Fund I.

August 21, 2026

BlackSun Raised $1 Billion for Sports and Media. Now Comes the Real Ownership Test

Los Angeles Lakers arena with acquisition document showing valuation rising from $10 billion to $12.5 billion, highlighting ownership, capital, control and upside.

August 14, 2026

The Lakers Gained $2.5 Billion in Implied Value in 14 Months. Who Captures That Upside?

Ghanaian cocoa farmer standing between mature cocoa trees and cleared farmland, with land documents and cocoa pods highlighting the tension between farmer ownership and government control over land use.

August 13, 2026

Ghana Wants to Protect Cocoa. Farmers Say the New Law Could Strip Them of Control Over Their Own Land.

FIFA governance chamber showing African federation voting power after the collapse of the proposed $20 billion commercial rights deal.

August 10, 2026

FIFA’s $20 Billion Deal Is Dead. Africa’s 54 Votes Just Became More Valuable.

Black professional reviewing a layoff notice, student-loan statement, household bills and declining savings beside a college degree and work credentials.

August 6, 2026

Black Adults Are in Their Weakest Financial Position in Nearly a Decade

African investors review the planned $5 billion Dangote Refinery IPO as the Lagos refinery and an ownership-versus-control diagram appear behind them.

August 5, 2026

Dangote Refinery Plans $5 Billion IPO That Could Become Africa’s Largest Listing

UNCF leadership transition boardroom with an empty executive chair, HBCU campus, scholarship documents, donor agreements, and endowment charts.

July 21, 2026

UNCF Is Choosing Its Next Leader. The Decision Will Shape Who Controls HBCU Capital.

Black family and church finance officers verify a suspicious AI-generated money request before stopping a digital transfer.

July 21, 2026

AI Scammers Are Weaponizing Black Community Trust. What Protects the Money?