by StanleyFreeman | Mar 1, 2024 | Global African History, People
Offiong Ekanem Ejindu is a Nigerian architect, philanthropist, and businesswoman born in Ibadan, Nigeria in June 1962 to Professor Sylvester Joseph Una and Obonganwan Ekpa Una. Princess Fifi, reputedly a billionaire, is an influential philanthropist, “ranked as one of...
by KellerDavid | Jan 16, 2024 | African American History, Perspectives
In the article below historian Kathleen Thompson describes Taylor Electric Company, founded in 1922 and has the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating Black-owned business in Chicago and one of the oldest in the United States. Taylor Electric Company...
by | Oct 8, 2023 | African American History, People
Byron Allen (Folks) is an American businessman, television producer, and comedian born in Detroit, Michigan, on April 22, 1961. His media company, Entertainment Studios, owns assets in television production, broadcasting, film production, and digital media. Byron...
by | Aug 11, 2023 | African American History, People
Steven Anthony Davis was a prominent business leader, a former chairman, and CEO of Bob Evans Farms Inc. from 2006 until 2014. Davis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Dolores and Henry Joseph Davis on June 8, 1958. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-...
by | Mar 11, 2022 | African American History, People
A successful entrepreneur, Richelieu Dennis, was born February 25, 1969 in Liberia the son of Mary Dennis. Dennis grew up in Liberia during the civil wars, a time of violence and disruption. However, he was able to attend elementary and high school in Liberia and...
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