Media & Distribution

Don Lemon Built the Audience First. Now He Is Taking It to Television.

The Don Lemon Channel turns a familiar television model around: instead of a network supplying the audience to the talent,…

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Jay-Z’s HBO Series Shows How Old Music Creates New Value

“JAŸ-Z in 8” arrives after a summer of stadium shows, anniversary activations and renewed attention around Jay-Z’s catalog. But the…

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Black Culture Builds the Crowd. The Bigger Money May Be in Who Controls Access to It

Live Nation Urban is expanding beyond live events into audience data, sponsorship, creators and IP. Live Nation’s financials reveal why…

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Swiss Museums Return 18 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria After 1897 Looting

Switzerland’s return of 18 looted Benin objects to Nigeria is a cultural milestone. The deeper question is whether the value…

2 months ago

JAŸ-Z’s Yankee Stadium Record Shows the Business Power of Owned Legacy

With 44,916 fans reported for night one, JAŸ-Z’s anniversary concert was not just a hip-hop milestone. It was a case…

2 months ago

The World Cup Wants Black Creator Reach. Who Protects Black Creators?

FIFA is investigating alleged racist abuse directed at IShowSpeed during a World Cup match. The bigger issue is who protects…

2 months ago

Who Controls Black Public History? ATAC Says the Philadelphia Memorial Fight Is Not Over

The Third Circuit limited Philadelphia’s authority over the President’s House exhibit, but ATAC says the fight to protect the full…

2 months ago

The AI Creator Protection Checklist: What to Do Before Posting More Content Online

Before posting more content online, Black creators should ask one question: what value am I putting into the market, and…

3 months ago

From AI Exploitation to AI Ownership: Why Black Creators Need to Learn the Tools Now

AI education is not just about learning prompts. For Black creators, it is about understanding how AI workflows can copy,…

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AI Blackface Is Becoming a Business Model — And Black Women Are Carrying the Cost

AI-generated Black women are going viral by using real women’s faces, dances, styling, movement, and cultural identity as unpaid inputs.…

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