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Furthermore, the few black entrepreneurs who were able to succeed were purposely undocumented by white people. Moses Beech compiled a book featuring New York's wealthiest individuals, each with a net worth exceeding 100k. Despite meeting the criteria, the 21 black entrepreneurs were purposefully excluded from this list. [3] Reconstruction era
Janice Bryant Howroyd (born September 1, 1952) is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and author. She is founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group, [1] the largest privately held, minority-woman-owned personnel company founded in the U.S. [2] [3] Howroyd is the first African-American woman to build and own a billion dollar company.
American League of Colored Laborers Formation June 13, 1850 (1850-06-13) Type Labor union Headquarters New York City, New York, United States President Samuel Ringgold Ward Vice President Frederick Douglass Lewis Woodson Secretary Henry Bibb Main organ Executive committee The American League of Colored Laborers was a short-lived labor union established in New York City in 1850. It is notable ...
Mary Ellen Pleasant (August 19, 1814 [a] – January 11, 1904 [b]) was an American entrepreneur, financier, real estate magnate and abolitionist.She was arguably the first self-made millionaire of African-American heritage, preceding Madam C. J. Walker by decades.
From visionary entrepreneurs to corporate innovators, these dynamic female leaders rewrote the rules and reshaped industries. Long before Black Twitter […] The post 9 Black groundbreaking women ...
Ward in 1891. In 1835 Ward moved to Newark, New Jersey and taught school there until 1839. [1] His beliefs in the end of slavery and his oratory skills led him to politics where he joined first the Liberty Party in 1840, where he remained until 1848, and later the Free Soil Party in 1848, becoming one of the few from the latter party that was interested in the abolitionist aspect of preventing ...
Obama became the first Black president in American history after winning the 2008 election race against John McCain. While in office, he earned a Nobel Peace Prize, worked to limit climate change ...
In honor of Black History Month, In The Know by Yahoo brought together a talented group of entrepreneurs to discuss building their brands with ties to their culture and community.