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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
First African-American interracial romantic kiss in a mainstream comics magazine: "The Men Who Called Him Monster", by writer Don McGregor (See also: 1975) and artist Luis Garcia, in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror-comics magazine Creepy #43 (Jan. 1972) (See also: 1975) [256]
Miss Black America: The Pageant Changed History; Vee-Jay Records: Most Successful Black Owned Label Before Motown; George E. Johnson, Sr.: First Black Company on American Stock Exchange; Cathy L. Hughes: First Black Woman to Head a Publicly-traded Company; Jerry Lawson: A Black Man Developed the First Cartridge Video Game Console
In 2017, Hobson became the first Black chair of the Economic Club of Chicago in its 90-year history. Similarly, she made history at her alma mater, Princeton University, when the Ivy League ...
In 1954, Joan Johnson and her husband, George Johnson, founded Johnson Products, a haircare and cosmetic company that grew to become the first Black-owned business on the American Stock Exchange.
Robert Reed Church Sr. (June 18, 1839 – August 29, 1912) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee, who began his rise during the American Civil War. He was the first African-American "millionaire" in the South. [1] Church built a reputation for great wealth and influence in the business community.
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 ...
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.