BE 100s – Black Enterprise

Black History Month 2023 Lifestyle

Motown Legend Berry Gordy Helped to Create a Trailblazing New Sound in American Music at Motown

Carolyn M. BrownFebruary 20, 2023February 22, 2023

by Carolyn M. BrownFebruary 20, 2023February 22, 20231484

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...

Entrepreneurship News Sports

Home Run King and Business Giant Hank Aaron Passes Away At 86

Derek MajorJanuary 22, 2021January 22, 2021

by Derek MajorJanuary 22, 2021January 22, 20212418

The former Major League Baseball (MLB) career leader in home run leader 'Hammerin' Hank Aaron has passed away at the age of 86 Friday....

Business

EBONY Magazine Purchased By Former NBA Player Ulysses ‘Junior’ Bridgeman For $14 Million

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 23, 2020December 23, 20207728

Bridgeman Sports and Media, purchased the famed EBONY Magazine for $14 million in a Houston bankruptcy court late last week....

Entrepreneurship Money

Biotech Company Depositing $10 Million Into OneUnited Bank In Economic Empowerment Move

Jeffrey McKinneySeptember 4, 2020September 4, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneySeptember 4, 2020September 4, 20202376

Boston-based global technology company Biogen is depositing $10 million into Black-owned bank OneUnited Bank as part of its commitment to diversity...

Business Entrepreneurship

Black Banks Merge To Create Nation’s First Black-Led Bank With Over $1 Billion In Assets

Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 27, 2020August 27, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 27, 2020August 27, 202016098

Los Angeles-based Broadway Federal Bank and Washington, D.C.-based City First Bank, two Black banks, merge to form country’s largest Black bank...

Business Entrepreneurship

Black Investment Firm Acquires IT Consulting Firm To Boost Its Presence In Government IT Services Business

Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 4, 2020August 3, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 4, 2020August 3, 20205031

Increasing its existence in the government IT services business, Black-owned investment firm IMB Partners has acquired Ashburn Consulting.I...

COVID-19 Entrepreneurship Money

President and COO of OneUnited Bank, Teri Williams, Talks COVID-19 Relief For Black-Owned Businesses

Dana GivensJune 5, 2020June 5, 2020

by Dana GivensJune 5, 2020June 5, 202018701

President and COO of OneUnited Bank, Teri Williams, talks with Black Enterprise about working with black-owned businesses to offer COVID-19 relief....

Entrepreneurship

This Black-Owned Auto Parts Supplier Made $1.2 Billion Last Year

Dana GivensMarch 20, 2020March 20, 2020

by Dana GivensMarch 20, 2020March 20, 20204154

Since entrepreneur Billy Vickers took over Modular Assembly Innovations in 2011, the company has become one of the largest black-owned business in the country....

Entrepreneurship Uncategorized

Tony March Talks About Transition From Poverty to Running One of the Nation’s Most Lucrative Black-Owned Businesses

Jeffrey McKinneyMarch 12, 2020March 11, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyMarch 12, 2020March 11, 20203955

In his new book "Paying It Backward," the successful businessman opens up about facing poverty, racism, homelessness, and sexual abuse....

Entrepreneurship

Black-Owned Truck and Bus Center Grows Larger With $15 Million Expansion

Jeffrey McKinneyMarch 3, 2020March 2, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyMarch 3, 2020March 2, 20204838

K. Neal Truck and Bus Center, a black-owned truck and bus dealership, invested over $15 million to build a larger headquarters and expand its facilities....