Business
The Trillion Dollar African American Consumer Market: Economic Empowerment or Economic Dependency?
Sometime in 2013, the African American consumer market exceeded the trillion dollar mark for the first time. To put this...
Russell Carrington Wilson (1988- )
On February 2, 2014, 26-year-old Russell Carrington Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks football team to a Superbowl Championship over the...
Larry Steele’s Smart Affairs (1946-1971)
Larry Steele’s touring production review, Smart Affairs, was the largest black entertainment touring group in the United States from the...
Bruce’s Beach, Manhattan Beach, California (1920- )
A small beach resort community in the city of Manhattan Beach, California, Bruce’s Beach was once owned by and operated...
Hal Jackson (1915-2012 )
Image Ownership: BeeCeePhoto (CC BY-SA 4.0) Harold “Hal” Jackson, legendary broadcaster, radio station owner, and philanthropist was born November 3,...
Mahlon Martin (1945-1995)
Mahlon Martin, the first African American president of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1945....
George Ellis Johnson Sr. (1927- )
George Ellis Johnson, Sr. was an African American entrepreneur and founder of Johnson Products Company, a hair care firm, and...
C.R. Patterson & Sons Company (1893-1939)
The C.R. Patterson & Sons Company was a carriage building firm, and the first African American-owned automobile manufacturer. The company...
A. G. Gaston (1892-1996)
Arthur George Gaston, wealthy businessman and civil rights activist, was born on July 4, 1892 in Demopolis, Alabama to Tom...
