Power Shift

Stories where influence, control, access, ownership, or leverage is moving between people, platforms, institutions, or communities.

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,…

5 hours ago

Uber Left Nigeria and Uganda. The Drivers Owned the Cars, Not the Market.

Uber’s exit exposes a central weakness of platform work: workers can finance the productive assets while another company controls the…

2 days 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…

1 week 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 weeks 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…

3 weeks ago

YouTube Is Doubling Its Monetization Barrier on the First Day of Black History Month

YouTube is set to double key Partner Program monetization thresholds for new creators on February 1, 2027. BEDC examines the…

3 weeks ago

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

UEFA, AFC and CONCACAF now want an independent investigation into Gianni Infantino’s failed commercialization plan. With CAF still backing him,…

4 weeks ago

Africa Solar Manufacturing Grows, but China Still Controls the Supply Chain

Africa is producing more solar equipment, but much of the higher-value technology and component supply still comes from China. The…

4 weeks ago

America Is Getting More Productive. Workers Are Getting a Smaller Share of What They Produce.

U.S. productivity rose again in the second quarter, but labor’s share of output fell to 52.9%, the lowest level in…

4 weeks ago

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

Black financial well-being fell to its lowest level since 2015. The decline among college graduates shows why education and labor…

1 month ago

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