Facilitating the Next Golden Age of Black Business

To combat the racial wealth gap and support Black business growth, companies and leaders can learn from lessons of early 20th century innovators.

In recent years, a growing recognition of deep inequities in the global economy has served as a much needed push for financial institutions, philanthropic organizations, governments, and corporations to invest in Black business.

Take the example of the PNC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PNC Financial Services, which in October 2021 donated $16.8 million to launch the Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship. Howard University, a historically Black research university, ...

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