Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'african american business'

The entrepreneurial activities, economic institutions, and commercial ventures established and operated by African Americans throughout U.S. history. African American business development emerged despite systematic barriers including slavery, segregation, discriminatory lending practices, and limited access to capital. These enterprises have been crucial for community economic empowerment, wealth building, and challenging racial economic disparities in alternate historical scenarios where different civil rights outcomes might have occurred.

What If Detroit's Motown Remained Independent?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Berry Gordy never sold Motown Records, allowing the iconic label to remain Detroit-based and independently operated through the present day.