Fashion and Beauty

1983 Rev. Jesse Jackson becomes the first African American to make a serious bid for the US presidency. His impressive showing enabled him to make

1977 Appointed as US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Jimmy Carter, Patricia Roberts Harris was the first Black woman to serve on

1974 Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson establishes first Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) program, which sets aside a percentage of government contracts for minority businesses. Creating a

1971 Daniels & Bell became the first Black-owned investment banking firm to purchase a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. This NYSE member firm

1970 Johnson Products Co., the largest Black haircare manufacturer that created Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen, became the first Black-owned company publicly traded on the

1970 The first issue of BLACK ENTERPRISE, the bible of Black business, is published. BE would serve as our media company of record, chronicling and covering