Black Economy Solutions is a community-driven network uncovering the historical, socioeconomic, cultural, and emotional context that shapes Black consumers and Black culture. We turn lived experience into insight worth building on.
Our mission is to provide deep cultural insight that helps organizations engage authentically with Black communities. Through shared questions, data, and lived experience, the Network reveals what really drives behavior, then puts that understanding in the hands of the people doing the work.
Every activity feeds the same goal: a living record of the ideas, stories, and data that shape Black culture and shared infrastructure.
The heart of the Network. A community-driven listserv for sharing questions, insights, stories, data, tools, and breakthroughs that illuminate the lived experiences behind Black consumers and Black culture.
Learn More →Learning sessions in a webinar format featuring guest experts on emerging topics in cultural research. Show up, ask questions, and think alongside people studying the same terrain.
Learn More →Brand new research shared with the Network every month, with a cultural scope and a focus on members. Fresh findings you can read, question, and put to use before anyone else.
Learn More →Investigate the conversations that have shaped the Insight Survey, a growing repository of thought across the field. Nothing is lost; every exchange becomes reference for the next question.
Learn More →Behavior is shaped by history, economics, culture, and emotion at the same time. Most research flattens that. The Network keeps it whole, so brands and organizations engage the community with respect instead of guesswork.
Get in touch to learn more about our work and how we can help you understand the community you serve.
