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🌎 Where culture meets capital.
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Only 4.7 percent of America’s total household wealth is held by Black families, even though we make up 13.6 percent of the population.

That number matters — because wealth isn’t just about money. It’s about ownership, access, and the freedom to take risks. When we talk about funding Black founders, this is what we’re really up against: a system that’s built on unequal starting lines.

Knowing the numbers helps us change them. Every pitch, every product, every investor conversation is part of rewriting that story — not just for this generation of entrepreneurs, but for the next.

📷 Throwback to #BFW25 this summer - @creativecorey, Founder/CEO - Prism Work

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Wealth by Race: 2022 (April 2024) by @blackfounderweekend

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Policies come and go.
Headlines fade.

But outcomes — they build legacies.

✔️How many Black founders are scaling their companies?

✔️How many creatives are turning culture into capital?

✔️How many cities are building ecosystems that include everyone?

Control The City is a monthly newsletter that was created to track and celebrate the movement of Black innovation — the dollars being invested, the founders breaking through, and the ecosystems being built across Texas and beyond.

Got something worth sharing? Shoot us a DM.

You can also feature your event on our calendar:
$29/month or $229/year for annual promotion.

Link in our bio for more details.

🚨Our next issue drops 11.12.25.

#ControlTheCity by @blackfounderweekend

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What if technology wasn’t just about what’s next — but about what we almost lost?

Writer, cultural historian and technologist @deahberrymitchell is doing just that.

From her @soulofdfw Food and History Tours to the Deep Ellum AR App she created for the City of Dallas, her work uses storytelling and innovation to bring hidden histories to life.

Through augmented reality, Deah is layering digital stories over real streets — revealing the people, families, and everyday lives that built one of Dallas’ most iconic neighborhoods.

This isn’t nostalgia. This is reconstruction — a new way to see ourselves, our cities, and our history.🔥

Read her full story in the inaugural issue of our new monthly newsletter @controlthecity → LINK IN BIO

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#BlackFounders #Innovation #TechForGood #BlackHistory #DeepEllum #ControlTheCity taken in Deep Ellum by @blackfounderweekend

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New week, same mission: build, connect, and create opportunity.

Here’s to turning ideas into impact — one Monday at a time. 🙌🏾

#BlackFounderWeekend #MondayMotivation by @blackfounderweekend

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Are you building revenue—or building freedom?

Meet @cordell.reynolds, founder of Grace Unlimited Group and host of the video series Protect the Play. From truck drivers to barbers to small business owners, he’s closing the gap on financial education and wealth protection—so your hard work turns into protection, legacy, and options.

Read his feature in the inaugural issue of our new monthly newsletter @controlthecity → [link in bio]

#ControlTheCity #BlackFounderWeekend #BlackFounders #Entrepreneurship #LegacyBuilding taken in Dallas, Texas by @blackfounderweekend

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I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you can’t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times, an opportunity might fall into your lap, but you have to be ready for that opportunity. You can’t sit there waiting on it. A lot of times you are going to have to get out there and make it happen.

– @officialspikelee

📍 Twilight Epiphany Skyspace” by James Turrell — an art installation at @riceuniversity that transforms light, color, and sky into a living canvas twice a day.

#ControlTheCity #houstonart #blackfounders taken in Rice University by @blackfounderweekend

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Five years ago, Nikita Seal was serving ice cream out of a truck.

This weekend, she’s opening her first shop in Irving, Texas.

Her journey with @zzs_icecream_puffs is proof that betting on yourself — and your community — always pays off.

#LinkInBio #ControlTheCity taken in Irving, Texas by @blackfounderweekend

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🌎 BFW X GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK

Each November, millions of people across 180 countries gather for Global Entrepreneurship Week— the world’s largest celebration of founders and innovators. This fall, Black Founder Weekend is part of that story at @gewntx.

Save the Date, more details coming soon. by @blackfounderweekend

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October is here, and so is what’s next.

Introducing Control The City — our new monthly newsletter on Black entrepreneurship, innovation and the wins and milestones shaping the culture of business. 🌎

At a time when traditional support is being pulled back, we must continue to step up. @controlthecity is one way we do that — a monthly resource spotlighting the dollars being moved, the businesses breaking through and on the rise and the places and opportunities you should know about.

⚫️ First issue arrives October 8. Sign up now to make sure it hits your inbox.

Link in bio.

#ControlTheCity by @blackfounderweekend

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“A million dollars worth of free game…” 🔥🙌🏾

Black Founder Weekend returns next summer! Our sessions and featured speakers for our inaugural event were next level.

For #BFW26, we’re excited to shine a light on even more Black innovators, inventors, creatives, thought leaders, executives and community champions.

Requests for session proposals for our 2026 conference start early - Monday, 9/1 taken in Paul Quinn College by @blackfounderweekend

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The average dollar stays in the Black community for just 6 hours.

That number increases when we buy with intention, build with each other, and keep our dollars circulating longer.

Every purchase is a choice.
And every choice shapes the future of our community.

$58,000 and counting... we’re just getting started.

#BlackFounderWeekend #BlackBusinessMonth #BuyBlack by @blackfounderweekend

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