Earl G. Graves, publisher of Black Enterprise

Sharpton, Alfred Charles “Al” (1954- )

Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1954, Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr., is an American Baptist minister and political, social, and human rights advocate. Known as “the Wonder Boy” as a youth, he was licensed and ordained as a Pentecostal minister and toured with the gospel singer

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Oct

3

1954

THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Congress needs to show black businesses the money

In several informal polls on my Facebook pages I asked the same question: “Do you know of any black owned business that got a COVID-19 stimulus SBA Payroll Protection Program

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Hot 97's DJ Young Chow Plans to Prep His Love of Caribbean Meals Vegan-Style

For Hot 97’s DJ Young Chow, nee Patrick Chow, having Soca DJ King Chow, as his father, opened his eyes for his love of

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Doll Creator Dr. Lisa Williams Has Laid Down Her Burdens and Is Living Her Dream

Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise, and of black

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Dee Marshall - International Speaker, Author, Executive Coach, Leadership Trainer

A sought-after international speaker, Author, Executive Coach, leadership trainer, Dee C. Marshall is CEO, Diverse and Engaged, LLC a diversity resource specializing in developing programs and initiatives to engage, support and develop diverse

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Source: Diversity Programs, Organizational Diversity | Diversity Best Practices

The Trillion Dollar African American Consumer Market: Economic Empowerment or Economic Dependency?

Collective African American net income (spending power) now exceeds $1 trillion dollars annually. Because of this economic reality, a wide variety of contemporary companies continually create marketing campaigns to effectively reach this important segment of the U.S. consumer market. Yet, in the

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'21st Century Mona Lisa!': Keyshia Ka'oir Fans Call Her the 'Most Beautiful Lady Ever' In This Photo

The model’s husband and rapper Gucci Mane also showered her photo with love and threw in two heart

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

NAACP Black Media Forum Excludes Black Newspapers NNPA President and Black Publishers Call for Clarification and Inclusion

“In 2020, for there to be a virtual panel on Black Media and not invite or involve the NNPA or any of our member publishers to be on the panel goes beyond a mere oversight,” said NNPA President/CEO Benjamin Chavis in an interview about the May 20

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Source: North Dallas Gazette

NAACP Black Media Forum excludes Black newspapers

NNPA President and Black Publishers Call for Clarification and – A recent NAACP “Black Media Speaks” forum plummeted into a conversation in which the future of hard-copy Black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Launches Scholarship Fund For Gianna Floyd

The family of George Floyd has received an outpour of support as they embark on a journey towards seeking justice and

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Source: NewsOne

Black Psychologist Helps Men and Women to Discover 5 Inner Secret Weapons to Transform Their Lives

Nationwide — Nationally recognized clinical psychologist, speaker, author, and playwright, Dr. Gloria Morrow, affectionately called “Dr. Gloria,” is helping people to identify the inner secret weapons they

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Thurgood Marshall College Fund

This article reads like a press release or a news article or is entirely based on routine coverage. Please expand this article with properly sourced content to meet Wikipedias quality standards, event notability guideline, or encyclopedic content policy. (May

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7 Things You Didn’t Know About Marcus Garvey

As he wrote in The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, “Education is the medium by which a people are prepared for the creation of their own particular civilization, and the advancement and glory of their own

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Source: Jamaicans.com

John Henry, Entrepreneur

John Henry, 23, is running a non-profit business accelerator in New York City called Cofound

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5 Unique Black-Owned Businesses You Can Support During This Time - Blavity

Resiliency is a facet of the Black community that has been engraved through periods of adversity and

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Africa: Digital Briefing on USAID's Ongoing Development Priorities and COVID-19 Assistance Response in Africa

Today we are pleased to be joined by Dr. Kenneth Staley, U.S. Agency for International Development, Global Malaria Coordinator and leader of the USAID COVID-19 Task Force, and Mr. Christopher Runyan, USAID Senior Coordinator for the Bureau for

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NAACP Black Media Forum Excludes Black Newspapers – A President and Black Publishers Call for Clarification and Inclusion

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – A recent NAACP “Black Media Speaks” forum plummeted into a conversation in which the future of hard-copy Black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Herndon, Wanda J. (1952- )

In 1978, Wanda J. Herndon launched her successful career in corporate America when she became the first African American exempt professional and external hire in the Communicator Development Program of The Dow Chemical Company. Later, she made significant contributions at other major

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Source: Black Past

Jul

31

1952

President Bio’s address – thoughts, words and deeds

Claims that the mining sector is set to attract new investors, with various projects completed or in the throes of completion would also have to await the end of COVID-19 to see the effect of the actions

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Serial Entrepreneur Terron Tidwell Leads His Clients to Financial Success

Having to understand the business aspects as well as putting in the work to make things happen is typical for most successful business

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Walker, Madam C. J.

Walker, Madam C. J., 1867–1919, African-American entrepeneur, b. Delta, La., as Sarah Breedlove. Thought to be Americas first black female millionaire, this daughter of ex-slaves was orphaned at 7, working at 10, married at 14, and a widow with an infant daughter at 20. She worked as a domestic

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

At 25, Chaymeriyia Moncrief has launched the first black woman-owned smartphone brand

Chaymeriyia Moncrief, a tech entrepreneur from Alabama and founder and CEO of the prepaid wireless carrier, Tesix Wireless™ Network, has launched the “first black woman-owned smartphone

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Ramona Hood's Career: From Receptionist to FedEx Division CEO

When Ramona Hood achieved her milestone appointment as president and CEO of FedEx’s Custom Critical after a three-decade career with the company, the accomplished executive never fathomed she would lead the division in the throes of

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List of African-American women in STEM fields

^ Rowley, Dorothy (2014-01-01). Lockheed Martins Stephanie Hill wins Black Engineering Award. Washington Informer. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved

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1

2014

Small Business Series: Three Black Spa Owners Everyone Should Know

From the gentle touch on our bodies to help alleviate aches and pains, to skin correction, to the removal of unwanted hair, we as Black people covet those special moments as they can de-stress and take us from good to great all within one

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Source: Chicago Defender

‘The Baddest Bae’: Alexis Skyy Wows Fans with Her Looks

“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” reality diva Alexis Skyy is serving her fans a look they

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D'SOUZA: Kenya’s economic stimulus package 2 will fall far short

This came a few weeks after he announced a raft of tax and expenditure measures to cushion the economy from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, his first ESP as

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Source: Business Daily

Uganda: Post COVID-19 Financing Options

Business experts say that in the 60 or so days that people were forced into their homes and with no sources of income, there are chances that business owners especially small ones 'ate their

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Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Trolls Trump in the Blackest Way

“Black Lives Matter” painted in bright yellow down the middle of

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Rwanda: Who Are the Four Corona Action Rwanda Winners?

Four local projects have won grants worth more than Rwf100 million in Corona Action Rwanda, an initiative designed to prop up solutions for cushioning Covid-19 impact on the Rwandan

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