Wealth & Ownership

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

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.…

17 hours 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…

1 week 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%…

1 week ago

Dangote Refinery IPO Opens. Africans Can Buy Shares—Dangote Keeps Control

Dangote Refinery’s historic IPO gives ordinary investors access to one of Africa’s largest industrial assets. But Aliko Dangote still retains…

1 month ago

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

The San Antonio Spurs veteran put $25 million of his own money into an Iowa community bank. The bigger story…

2 months ago

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

Africa’s largest telecom operator is exploring banking licences while building AI-ready data centres with a UAE-backed investor. Together, the moves…

2 months ago

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

Foreign money is returning to Nigerian markets, but 95% of Q1 inflows went into portfolio investments. The gap between financial…

2 months ago

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

A Black-led private-equity firm is targeting some of culture’s most valuable assets. The bigger economic question is who supplies the…

2 months ago

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

The Lakers’ proposed $12.5 billion sale puts a striking number on the difference between helping create a valuable sports product…

2 months ago

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

Ghana’s new cocoa legislation aims to protect a vital export industry, but farmers warn that restrictions on land conversion could…

2 months ago

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