Diversity

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...

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...

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 Nembhard states...

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...

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...

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...

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.