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A co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, Sheila Johnson later started Salamander Hotels and Resorts and became a leading donor to education and women’s causes.
From a radio job in high school to a production company and her own television network, Oprah Winfrey built one of the most recognised media brands…
From his mother’s house in Hollis, Queens, Daymond John built FUBU, a clothing brand that has earned over 6 billion dollars in global sales.
From a Detroit family of eight children to the founder of Motown, Berry Gordy signed acts including the Supremes and Marvin Gaye and ran the highest-earning…
A chemical engineer from Denver who earned patents at Kraft, then moved into Goldman Sachs technology banking in Silicon Valley, Robert F. Smith founded Vista Equity…
A Harvard-trained lawyer from Baltimore, Reginald Lewis moved to the other side of the deal table, and went on to become the first African American to…
Born Sarah Breedlove in 1867, the first child in her family born into freedom, Madam C. J. Walker built a cosmetics and hair-care business for Black…
Born to parents who were the children of slaves, John H. Johnson built the Johnson Publishing Company into one of the most influential Black-owned media businesses…
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