Ownership Watch

Coverage tracking who owns the asset, platform, IP, audience, brand, land, data, or infrastructure behind the story.

Dame Dash’s Life Story Drew a $550,000 Bid. Now Bankruptcy Is Testing Who Controls the Narrative.

A bankruptcy auction put a $550,000 price on commercial rights tied to Dame Dash’s story, archives and unfinished film project.…

1 week ago

Who Owns the Upside From Power? 50 Cent’s Variety Interview Reveals a Bigger TV Economics Story

The public argument is about who deserves credit for Power. The bigger economic story is how creative authorship, audience demand,…

2 weeks ago

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.…

3 weeks ago

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

Fenty Beauty says its first 12-hour TikTok Shop Mega Live generated more than 53 million impressions and 1 million unique…

3 weeks ago

The Atlanta Dream Built the Demand. The Arena Calendar Still Controls the Opportunity.

The Dream drew nearly 9,700 fans per game at State Farm Arena during the playoffs. Now the WNBA Finals have…

3 weeks ago

Black-Founded Vurt Is Taking Vertical Video to TV. The Bigger Question Is Who Controls Distribution.

The streaming company is expanding from smartphones to connected TVs while offering independent filmmakers nonexclusive licensing and a reported 50/50…

3 weeks ago

HUD Is Investigating Wells Fargo’s Black Homeownership Programs. The Stakes Go Beyond One Bank.

Federal housing officials are examining whether Wells Fargo’s race-conscious mortgage initiatives violated fair-housing law. The larger economic question is what…

4 weeks 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%…

4 weeks ago

Beyoncé Funded Cécred Herself. Now the Real Test Is Global Distribution.

Beyoncé financed Cécred herself rather than build around an outside investor’s agenda. As the haircare company enters the UK through…

1 month ago

Africa Doesn’t Own Most of the World’s AI. It Still Controls Something AI Companies Need: Access.

Africa is developing a shared approach to AI regulation. Beyond safety and privacy, the rules could shape who owns the…

1 month ago

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