The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH Three Central Banks. One Week. No Room for Error | Week of March 16 – March 20, 2026 By BEB Editors • 16 min read
The Pulse SEC Narrows Its Crypto Enforcement Theory While Africa's Retail Banking Disruption Accelerates The Black Executive Journal — Afternoon Edition | Friday, March 13, 2026 By BEB Editors • 8 min read
The Pulse The Cost of Everything Is Still Rising — And the Capital Gap Is Getting Wider The Black Executive Journal | Morning Edition | Friday, March 13, 2026 By BEB Editors • 8 min read
Podcasts (Audio) Shifting Conditions for Black-Owned Businesses: HBCU Leadership Spotlight, Domestic Headwinds, Global South Opportunities Today we highlight a March 10 partnership between Allen Media Group’s HBCU GO and UNCF launching “HBCU Voices: Executive Leaders Unfiltered,” debuting with Curtis Symonds By Noah Carmichael • 1 min read
Photo by Kathrine Heigan / Unsplash News Economic Leaders Pivot Amid Market Uncertainty for Black Businesses Wednesday, March 11, 2026 By BEB Editors • 11 min read
The Pulse Audio (Audio) African Startup Funding Rebounds as Debt Rises, While U.S. Small Businesses Face Tariff Volatility and a Coming Ownership Transfer Wave By Noah Carmichael • 1 min read
Photo by Hannah Wei / Unsplash News African Startup Funding Rebounds, Infrastructure Expands, and Policy Risk Rises for Black Businesses Key Takeaways * African startups raised $272 million in February 2026, up 56% from January and 128% year-over-year, signaling a rebound after the 2023–2024 funding slowdown. * Debt accounted for 45% of funding, nearly matching equity at 54%, highlighting growing lender comfort with asset-backed and revenue-backed African startups. * Six deals accounted By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse Audio (Audio) U.S. Tariff Uncertainty and Small-Business Strain vs. Rising African Mobility Investment By Noah Carmichael • 1 min read
Photo by Adam Nir / Unsplash The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH Week of March 9 – March 15, 2026 By BEB Editors • 8 min read
Photo by Jon Tyson / Unsplash The Pulse Supreme Court Ruling on Tariff Policies Heightens Economic Uncertainty Sunday, March 8, 2026 By BEB Editors • 5 min read
The Pulse Audio (Audio) Fed Proposal to Drop “Reputation Risk” Could Shift Small Business Banking Access as Tariffs Raise Costs By Noah Carmichael • 1 min read
Photo by Joshua Hoehne / Unsplash The Pulse Federal Reserve Proposes New Framework on Bank Supervision Saturday, March 7, 2026 By BEB Editors • 7 min read
