Yesterday's Architects Cyrus Bustill: The Baker Who Built Black Philadelphia He fed Washington's army, co-founded America's first Black mutual aid society, and planted a dynasty that reached Paul Robeson. History buried him for 186 years. By BEB Editors • 12 min read
opinion Opinion: SBA’s New Playbook Is Rewriting the Risk for ETA Investors — Here’s How We Level Up These rules are race‑neutral on paper but they raise the stakes for all ETA investors, and they especially matter in corners of the market—like ours—where SBA and pooled capital are used heavily. The answer is not to retreat from operating, but to expand our toolkit and change how we play the game. By Noah Carmichael • 12 min read
Featured Series Inside the Bank Built to Replace Bretton Woods: What Every African Business Leader Needs to Know About the NDB Black Executive Journal | Global Markets & Capital | Week 2 of 6 — "Building the 21st Century" Series By Noah Carmichael • 10 min read
Yesterday's Architects Edith Cumbo: Free, Armed With an Account Book, and Nobody's Property In a city built on slavery, a free Black woman ran her own farm, operated her own business, took a white man to court — and won. She did it all without a husband, by design. By BEB Editors • 14 min read
Series Audio (Audio) Black Executives and Corporate Stress to Today’s Leadership Pipeline From 1982 to today, Black executives have made progress—but leadership pipelines, networks, and shifting DEI priorities still shape who reaches the top. By Noah Carmichael • 2 min read
Series Audio (Audio) The Global Economic Center Has Shifted—Is Your Strategy Keeping Up? Global economic power shifted to Asia around 2000, yet many businesses still operate as if the U.S. is the center. Here’s why that’s changing—and why Africa is the next major opportunity. By Noah Carmichael • 1 min read
Yesterday's Architects Mont Howell: The Shoemaker Who Stood His Ground in Atlanta While white mobs torched Black Atlanta in 1906, Mont Howell watched — then spent the next four decades proving they couldn't destroy what he had built. By BEB Editors • 15 min read
The Week Ahead Audio (Audio) Week Ahead: Oil Shock at $112, SARB Decision, and Early Data Signals Oil at $112 has reset the macro backdrop. With the Fed holding steady and signaling limited cuts, this week shifts focus to how markets and policymakers respond — from South Africa’s rate decision to the first signs of pressure in real economic data. By Noah Carmichael • 5 min read
Yesterday's Architects Isaiah Montgomery: The Man Who Built a Nation Inside a Nation Born enslaved on Jefferson Davis' plantation, he bought his former master's land, founded the most successful all-Black town in American history — then cast the vote that disenfranchised his own people. History has never fully decided what to make of him. It shouldn't. By BEB Editors • 18 min read
The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH The South African Rate Decision Will Tell You More Than the Fed Did | Week of March 23–27, 2026 By BEB Editors • 17 min read
Yesterday's Architects Jane Johnson Endsley: The Woman Who Brought Dallas to Its Knees — Then Fueled It Born enslaved in East Texas, she built a 100-acre farm, accidentally killed a white man who stole from her, walked free, and then built one of the largest coal and fuel businesses in Dallas history. She did all of it without ever learning to read or write. By BEB Editors • 15 min read
Today's Builders The $27 Billion Question Nobody Was Answering When the federal government allocated the largest climate investment in American history, the communities it was designed for had almost no one at the table who could actually close the deal. Trenton Allen had spent a decade making sure that changed. By BEB Editors • 9 min read
