Reading library
Reading library
Every Blackonomics reading page in one place. Search by a term or choose a topic to find where to start.
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Business & ownership
HBCU information
Learn about historically Black colleges and universities. Find official college directories, scholarship resources, student aid, and accreditation information.
Business & ownership
Blackonomics Education Portal
Find free business learning, certificate opportunities, and online university degrees, with costs, entry requirements, and official sources clearly distinguished.
Money basics
Money Basics
Six short beginner lessons on pay, budgeting, savings, credit, compound interest, and scams. No signup required.
Business & ownership
Business foundations: from first idea to a sound start
A plain-language path through the first decisions of a community-rooted business: who you serve, how you are organized, what you register, and how you keep the money straight.
Business & ownership
The ownership blueprint: LLCs, holding companies, and trusts
Three common ownership tools, explained plainly: what each one is, what it is typically used for, and the questions to bring to a professional before you use one.
Business & ownership
Succession: preparing a business to be passed on
A business that depends entirely on its founder is hard to pass on. This guide walks through preparing the business, the people, and the paperwork so that something lasting can change hands on purpose.
Bartering
Bartering goods and services.
Bartering means exchanging goods or services instead of paying entirely in cash. It can help neighbors and Black-owned businesses meet real needs using what they already make or do—but fair terms, good records, and tax responsibilities still matter.
Investing & fundraising
Investments & fundraising
Understand personal investing, business funding, nonprofit fundraising, and public offerings, including their risks and responsibilities.
Economics reading
Black Economists & Reading
Explore Black economists, their official profiles, and source-linked books and papers across economic topics.
Economics reading
Broader Economic Thought
Read original writings by John Maynard Keynes, with full texts distinguished from publisher listings. Separate from the Black economists roster.
Economics reading
Capitalism’s Debt to Slavery
David E. Kelly examines slavery’s connections to industry, commerce, and finance—and the questions this history raises about wealth and responsibility.
Business & ownership
Black Enterprise After Reconstruction
Explore Greenwood, Durham’s Parrish Street and Hayti, Jackson Ward, and Mound Bayou: Black ownership, professional services, community institutions, and barriers.
Economics reading
Business publications
Browse the existing business and economics publication shelf, with source descriptions and links to established publications.
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