Black History Month 2023
Breaking Titanium Ceilings: Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., First Black CEO of a Fortune 500 Company Combats Racism on the Inside
28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. broke through the corporate titanium ceiling to become the first Black to head...
The Resilience of Henry G. Parks Jr: Leading One of the Nation’s Most Profitable Black-Owned Food Manufacturers
28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: Do you remember the “More Park Sausages, Mom!" commercial? Read the story about the visionary behind...
A Man of Courage: Leon Sullivan, First Black Corporate Director Who Fought Against Inequality and Apartheid
Today, the first Black corporate director Rev. Leon Sullivan's legacy remains a model for Black activism in corporate governance....
Oprah, Television Pioneer and First Black Female Billionaire In America Continues to Enlighten and Uplift Millions
28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: Oprah Winfrey is a success story among the many titans in Black history....
How ‘The First Lady of Wall Street’ Led a Company Into Mainstream America
28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: Honoring the history-making real estate magnate who established a profitable enterprise on Wall Street in 1979...
A Moment in Black History: Earl Graves Sr. and Magic Johnson Close $60M Deal to Create Largest Black Pepsi Franchise
28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: BE Publisher Graves and Earvin "Magic" Johnson partner with Pepsi-Cola to establish Pepsi-Cola of Washington, D.C.,...
Tyler Perry Is The Only Black Celebrity To Make Forbes’ ‘World’s 10 Highest-Paid Entertainers’ List
28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: Honoring Tyler Perry is the only Black entertainer to make Forbes World’s 10 Highest-Paid Entertainers list...
Motown Legend Berry Gordy Helped to Create a Trailblazing New Sound in American Music at Motown
28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: In addition to being a talented songwriter, the music industry icon was an innovator who created...
Black Self-Made Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker’s Beauty Brand Lives On
28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: A'Lelia Bundles, great-great granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker, is stopping at nothing to ensure that the...
Ed Lewis, Clarence Smith, Susan Taylor of Essence Carved a Path For a Black Media Powerhouse
28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: Essence magazine started as a publication that celebrated the beauty and potential of African American women,...