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WayMaker Journal The inaugural WayMaker Top 50 Issue is now live!

Some versions of American history are so familiar that we can picture them before anyone finishes the sentence.But famil...
04/10/2026

Some versions of American history are so familiar that we can picture them before anyone finishes the sentence.

But familiarity isn’t the same thing as the full story.

New exhibitions in Philadelphia and San Diego are putting Black people back into landscapes we helped shape, from cowboy culture to centuries of Black life on the water.

What piece of Black history did you not learn until you were older?

Every issue starts with an idea. The writers are the ones who give it shape.For our Money Issue, this group of talented ...
03/10/2026

Every issue starts with an idea. The writers are the ones who give it shape.

For our Money Issue, this group of talented writers brought perspective, reporting and lived experience to conversations about ownership, wealth, culture, opportunity and the decisions that shape how we move through the world.

We’re grateful for the voices behind these stories and the thought they brought to every page.

Meet the writers of the WayMaker Money Issue and read the work they helped bring to life.

Get your copy of The Money Issue at the link in bio!

You don’t want Election Day to be the time you realize something in your voter information changed.Maybe you moved. Mayb...
02/10/2026

You don’t want Election Day to be the time you realize something in your voter information changed.

Maybe you moved. Maybe you haven’t voted in a while. Maybe you assumed everything was still current.

The 2026 Midterm Elections are November 3, and the rules around registration and voting vary by state.

So this is your reminder to check now, while there’s still time to fix what needs fixing.

Angela Bassett started something at Yale before most of us knew her name.Then, the pandemic interrupted it.Nearly five d...
01/10/2026

Angela Bassett started something at Yale before most of us knew her name.

Then, the pandemic interrupted it.

Nearly five decades after Bassett helped start the story, the group got a second act.

And who helped bring it back makes the story even better ❤️

What if the biggest difference between men’s and women’s sports isn’t talent?What if it’s who gets belief, capital and i...
30/09/2026

What if the biggest difference between men’s and women’s sports isn’t talent?

What if it’s who gets belief, capital and infrastructure before the proof is obvious?

Christina Santi talks with Odessa “OJ” Jenkins about the economics of women’s sports, ownership and what it means to build something the market is only now learning how to value.

Read The Business of Belief in the WayMaker Money Issue.

A school can look great on paper and still leave a Black child missing something important.That’s the conversation takin...
29/09/2026

A school can look great on paper and still leave a Black child missing something important.

That’s the conversation taking over timelines right now and it raises a question worth sitting with:

What should Black families actually be looking for in a school?

We turned to educators, research and the data for a closer look.

Swipe to see what we found ➡️

The game is still the game.What has changed is how many things a fan can be watching at once.The team. The score. The pa...
28/09/2026

The game is still the game.

What has changed is how many things a fan can be watching at once.

The team. The score. The parlay. The line.

In the new WayMaker Money Issue, Josiah Bates looks at how sports betting is changing the way fans watch, talk about and experience the game.

Read the full story in the Money Issue at the link in bio.

Credits:
Writer: Josiah Bates, Josiah Bates

A higher price is never just a higher price.Its impact depends on what a household earns, what it owns and how much room...
27/09/2026

A higher price is never just a higher price.

Its impact depends on what a household earns, what it owns and how much room is left when the bills are paid.

In the new WayMaker Money Issue, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad looks at why rising gas prices, tariffs and economic uncertainty can hit Black households differently.

Read the full story in the Money Issue at the link in bio.

Credits:
Writer: Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad Joint Center

Mona Scott-Young has spent decades betting on her ideas, her instincts and herself.Now, she’s on the cover of our new Mo...
21/09/2026

Mona Scott-Young has spent decades betting on her ideas, her instincts and herself.

Now, she’s on the cover of our new Money Issue, where we talk ownership, longevity, generational wealth and what it really takes to build something that lasts.

The WayMaker Money is out. Read the issue at the link in bio.

Credits:
Cover Story: Cultured Black Girl
Producer: Travis Lloyd
Photographer: Danny Wonders
Design director: NEL
Hair: Kymm's Creations ™
Makeup: Juanice

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