Business – Owner
Charles Carl Teamer, Sr. (1933- )
Charles Carl Teamer, Sr., was born to B.T. Teamer and Mary Teamer on May 20, 1933, in Shelby, North Carolina....
Thomas Bailey Shropshire (1925-2003)
Thomas Bailey Shropshire, a Past Grand Sire Archon of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (The Boulé), was a transformative figure...
Abner Haynes (1937-2024)
In 1956, running back Abner Haynes and his teammate Leon King became the first Black student-athletes to play for a...
John Thomas Salley (1964-)
John Thomas Salley is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball star, television and motion picture actor, and a major...
Sam Taylor (1896-1973)
The founder and long-time owner of Taylor Electric Company, Samuel “Sam” Taylor, was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 9,...
Benoni Wilfred Urey (1957- )
Politician, philanthropist, and investor Benoni Wilfred Urey is one of the wealthiest Liberians and the founder of Lonestar Cell Mobile...
Paul Ernest Butler (1969- )
Expert business developer, entertainment legal advisor, and strategist Paul Ernest Butler was born on March 31, 1969, and has lived...
Olga (Ollie) Burgoyne (1879-1974)
Olga “Ollie” Burgoyne, also known as Ollie Burgoyne-Calloway, was a singer and dancer specializing in Russian and other ethnic dances....
Walter J. Whitfield (1948- )
Brigadier General Walter John Whitfield was the first African American General in the Army National Guard. His career extends over thirty...
