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An offshore gas field discovered in 1973 is finally moving toward production. With a Nigerian company holding majority ownership and domestic banks arranging most of the financing, the deal raises a larger question: Who captures the wealth from Africa’s natural resources?

Diaspora Markets

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Nigeria’s Ima Gas Field Sat Underground for 53 Years. A Nigerian Company Will Own 60% When It Finally Produces.

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Editorial illustration of a Caribbean resort, a cruise ship, and a document showing a proposed 50–50 ownership split between Stewart interests and Royal Caribbean.

September 24, 2026

Royal Caribbean Is Paying $3 Billion for Half of Sandals. The Bigger Story Is Who Owns Caribbean Tourism.

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Black community lender reviews financing documents in an office overlooking neighborhood businesses, with the U.S. Treasury building in the distance.

September 23, 2026

Nearly $300 Million for Community Lenders Could Disappear September 30. What Happens to the Credit Behind It?

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Protect College Sports Act: The Fight Over Media Money, NIL and Conference Realignment

September 20, 2026

The Florida College Sports Fight Is Really About Media Money and Control

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September 19, 2026

Porsha Williams’ Fibroid Emergency Points to a Bigger Economic Cost for Black Women

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Culture Economy

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Culture Economy

September 19, 2026

Porsha Williams’ Fibroid Emergency Points to a Bigger Economic Cost for Black Women

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Colin Kaepernick and Jay-Z representing protest, cultural influence and institutional control in the NFL.

Culture Economy

September 18, 2026

Kaepernick Says Jay-Z Gave the NFL Something It Couldn’t Own: Black Cultural Legitimacy

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Black Memphis pitmaster tending barbecue ribs inside a multigenerational restaurant, with sauce bottles, shipping boxes and business documents representing ownership, distribution and succession.

Culture Economy

September 9, 2026

Memphis Barbecue Has Deep Black Roots. Who Owns the Business It Became?

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Wealth & Ownership

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MTN mobile finance and lending shown alongside an African data centre, illustrating MTN’s push into banking and Gulf-backed AI infrastructure investment.

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

Editorial map showing Harlem, Bed-Stuy, Compton, South Side Chicago, Detroit, and New Orleans connected by dollar-flow lines to represent Black culture, gentrification, and ownership.

From Harlem to Compton, the Real Gentrification Question Is Ownership

AI & Work

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Researcher leaves a glass-walled AI lab as a forfeited equity document sits beside active model-development screens, illustrating questions about ownership, capital, risk, and control in the AI race.

Jacob Coxon Quit Anthropic Over AI Risk. He Also Walked Away Before His Equity Vested

September 10, 2026 No Comments

Lagos ride-hailing driver beside his car holding an inactive ride app as city transportation continues, illustrating the gap between asset ownership and market control.

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

September 3, 2026 1 Comment

Policy to Pocket

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Nearly $300 Million for Community Lenders Could Disappear September 30. What Happens to the Credit Behind It?

September 23, 2026 1 Comment

Memphis community relief station using generators, fuel, food coolers and emergency equipment after a major storm caused widespread power outages.

Memphis Lost Power. Black Communities Supplied the Backup System Themselves.

September 7, 2026 No Comments

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Nigeria’s Ima Gas Field Sat Underground for 53 Years. A Nigerian Company Will Own 60% When It Finally Produces.

An offshore gas field discovered in 1973 is finally moving toward production. With a Nigerian company holding majority ownership and domestic banks arranging most of the financing, the deal…

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September 24, 2026

Royal Caribbean Is Paying $3 Billion for Half of Sandals. The Bigger Story Is Who Owns Caribbean Tourism.

A Caribbean-built hospitality empire is entering a $3 billion partnership with a global cruise giant. The Stewart family retains half the business, but the deal raises a larger question about…

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African telecom engineers work at a modern network facility as U.S.-backed financing supports Africell infrastructure expansion, raising questions about technology ownership and control.

September 11, 2026

U.S. Lends Africell Nearly $100M. Africa Faces a Bigger Ownership Question

The U.S. is financing nearly $100 million for Africell to buy American and allied telecom technology. But shifting suppliers does not answer Africa’s larger question: who will own more of the…

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Digital world map comparing Mercator distortion with a more accurate equal-area view of Africa after a UN vote on global map standards.

September 8, 2026

UN Votes to Correct Africa’s Size on World Maps as U.S. Casts Only No Vote

Africa won overwhelming UN support for maps that better reflect its true geographic scale. But changing the map raises a bigger question: who controls the information systems that decide how…

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