DATA • CULTURE

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A digital cooperative for Black corporate and economic insights.

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OUR VISION

a Cultural data farm for black prosperity

A future where Black communities have shared access to the data infrastructure needed to interpret, shape, and benefit from the economic systems that influence their lives.

The Black Dollar Initiative builds and stewards a living research foundation—cultivating Black-centered data so it is not fragmented, gated, or extractive, but continuously generated, contextualized, and applied to accountability, policy, education, and responsible decision-making across sectors.

CURRENTLY TRACKING

Corporations
EQUITY SIGNALS
INVESTMENT
EEO-1 Reports
STATE OF BLACK WOMEN IN THE ECONOMY

The lost ones project

Tracking the displacement, recovery, and economic future of Black women in the American workforce with National, State, and 111 City views. Explore over 73,000 workforce records. 

DATA

BLACK EQUITY SIGNALS

STORYTELLING

BLACK DOLLAR INDEX (partner)

RESEARCH

REPORTS & PAPERS

PARTNERSHIP

3 WAYS TO WORK WITH US

AMPLIFY

Media, advocacy orgs, and creators can use BDI's data in campaigns and storytelling.

CO-CREATE

Collaborate on tools, research, and grow original data sets that promote economic action.

FUND

Support BDI's AI-assisted data collection & analysis capacity by funding the infrastructure.

GROW WITH US