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Cape Town Approved a 170-Megawatt Data-Center Project. The Community Still Does Not Know the Full Resource Cost.

Equinix could turn Cape Town’s land, electricity, water and municipal approval into a major African computing asset. The unresolved question…

1 month ago

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

Artificial intelligence is making trusted identities easier to imitate. For Black families, churches, businesses, and community organizations, scam prevention is…

2 months ago

Google Just Crossed $1 Billion in Africa. Will the Continent Own the AI Economy It Is Helping Build?

Google’s expanding cloud, cable and AI footprint could strengthen Africa’s digital economy. But access to infrastructure is not the same…

2 months ago

Uncle Nearest May Survive. The Real Question Is Who Will Own the Upside.

A potential Black-led buyer could preserve the whiskey brand, its workforce and the legacy of Nearest Green. But the receivership…

2 months ago

The World Cup Is Selling African and Haitian National Pride While Many Fans Are Barred From Attending

U.S. entry rules allow players, coaches and essential personnel to participate while many ordinary supporters remain outside the tournament economy.…

3 months ago

The Black Church and the Digital Economy

The Black Church has long been a center of faith, organizing, education, mutual aid, and economic survival. In the AI…

3 months ago

AI and the Future of Black Work: What Gets Automated, Who Benefits, Who Pays

AI is not coming for work all at once. It is entering through chatbots, agents, scheduling systems, resume screeners, dashboards,…

3 months ago

Black Wealth Is Rising. But the Wealth Gap Is Still an Ownership Problem.

A major economic study traces the Black-white wealth gap from 1860 to 2020 and shows why income alone cannot close…

3 months ago

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