Could SEC mandating ESG disclosures harm Black businesses?
On March 21, 2022, the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule that would require public companies to issue...
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Shirah Dedman
- Mar 15
- 6 min
Can Blockchain Support the Solidarity Economy? Part 2 - Tokenization
In Part 1 of our series on Blockchain and the Solidarity Economy, we explored decentralized finance (“DeFi”). For Part 2 we’re going to...
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Shirah Dedman
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Black Women’s History: Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was one of the country’s most dynamic Civil Rights Movement leaders in the 1960-1970s. She rose to fame for...
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Shirah Dedman
- Mar 1
- 6 min
Can Blockchain Support the Solidarity Economy? Part 1 - DeFi
Investors are buzzing about blockchain, and many entrepreneurs are still trying to wrap their heads around this new technology, wondering...
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Shirah Dedman
- Feb 7
- 5 min
Securities Law and the Solidarity Economy
*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney What is the Solidarity Economy? The current solidarity economy movement rose...
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Cymone Forde
- Dec 15, 2021
- 4 min
SEC Doubles Down on Digital Assets
*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been busy applying federal...
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Cymone Forde
- Nov 17, 2021
- 5 min
Securities Update on NFTs
* co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney The non-fungible token (NFT) space has continued to evolve since our last...
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Shila Baylor
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Investment Clubs and the SEC
*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney Generally, investment companies or funds are defined as companies that are...
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Chynnique Ross
- Oct 5, 2021
- 4 min
The Risks and Rewards of Debt-Based Crowdfunding
Debt-based crowdfunding, often referred to as peer-to-peer lending (P2P), is a great way to raise money for small businesses that may...
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Chynnique Ross
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
Raising Capital for Cannabis and Cannabis-related Businesses
For companies within the cannabis industry that are interested in raising capital for their businesses, they need to know that legal...
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Shila Baylor
- Sep 15, 2021
- 4 min
The History of African American Cooperatives and the Importance of Representative Legal Support
In her book, Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice, Jessica Gordon Nemhard states...
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Chynnique Ross
- Sep 8, 2021
- 4 min
COVID-19's Impact on Black and Latinx Women-Owned Businesses
Before the pandemic, small businesses accounted for nearly half of all private-sector jobs and two-thirds of net new jobs created from...
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Elizabeth L. Carter
- Aug 24, 2021
- 4 min
Why I Started a Legal Fund to Support Black Businesses Raising Capital
By Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq. As we celebrate Black Business Month and Black Philanthropy Month throughout August, many Black...
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Cymone Forde
- Jul 27, 2021
- 6 min
Part 2: The Intersection between U.S. Data Privacy & Securities Laws (European Union Roots)
U.S. data privacy laws have ties with the European Union (“EU”). As we mentioned in our last blog, with the rise of social media and...
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Cymone Forde
- Jul 20, 2021
- 6 min
PART 1: Investing & Raising Capital Online: But, At What Cost?
With this new digital age that we are living in, it is no surprise that users are providing their personal data in order to access social...
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Cymone Forde
- Jul 13, 2021
- 4 min
Securities Fraud and Misrepresentation: Failure to Properly Disclose Material Risks
*co-authored and edited by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney Securities fraud is a serious act that can apply to any company,...
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Alana Reyes-Jones
- Jun 14, 2021
- 4 min
Diversity within Regulation Crowdfunding
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), enacted on April 5, 2012, established a regulatory structure for startups and...
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Alana Reyes-Jones
- Jun 7, 2021
- 5 min
A Closer Look at Reg A+ and How It Relates to the Tulsa Race Massacre
The Tulsa Real Estate Fund (“TREF”) is the first Black-owned company to use Reg A+ Tier 2 to raise capital.
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Alana Reyes-Jones
- May 27, 2021
- 4 min
Is Your Fund Exempt under the Investment Company Act of 1940?
*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney What is an Investment Company? The Investment Company Act of 1940 (“ Act”)...
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Alana Reyes-Jones
- May 25, 2021
- 4 min
Does the Investment Advisors Act apply to my Investment Fund?
The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Act”) is a U.S. federal law that was primarily intended to regulate the business of rendering...
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