Career#FridayReads: The Autobiography of Public Relations Man Ofield DukesLisa FraserJanuary 19, 2018January 19, 2018 by Lisa FraserJanuary 19, 2018January 19, 2018444 The chances of Ofield Dukes making it into a public relations textbook, much less a history book, were slim—as is the case with many African...
Entrepreneurship45 Great Moments in Black Business – No. 19: J. Bruce Llewellyn and Dr. J’s $100 Million Coke Bottling FranchiseJeffrey McKinneyDecember 22, 2017 by Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 22, 20171213 Llewellyn became a board member and was named board chairman of its subsidiary, the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company....
Leadership32 Years of Covering America’s Most Admired CEO, Kenneth ChenaultDerek T. DingleDecember 20, 2017December 20, 2017 by Derek T. DingleDecember 20, 2017December 20, 2017629 One of most dynamic business leaders we've covered during the past 32 years has been AmEX CEO Kenneth I. Chenault, who will retire on February...
Entrepreneurship45 Great Moments in Black Business – No. 20: First Black Woman To Take Company Public On NASDAQJeffrey McKinneyDecember 12, 2017December 20, 2017 by Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 12, 2017December 20, 20171592 After building Radio One Inc. into a multimedia empire Cathy Hughes becomes the first African American woman to operate a company listed on NASDAQ....
Entrepreneurship45 Great Moments in Black Business – No. 22: Oprah Winfrey’s Becomes First Black Woman BillionaireJeffrey McKinneyNovember 27, 2017December 6, 2017 by Jeffrey McKinneyNovember 27, 2017December 6, 20171858 When Winfrey launched her show in 1986 as a nationally syndicated program, it was gained placement on 120 channels and had an audience of 10...
Entrepreneurship45 Great Moments in Black Business – No. 23: America’s First Black Billionaire Buys NBA FranchiseJeffrey McKinneyNovember 19, 2017December 2, 2017 by Jeffrey McKinneyNovember 19, 2017December 2, 2017659 Billionaire Bob Johnson makes another slam dunk in black business history by breaking the ownership barrier in professional sports through.....
Entrepreneurship45 Great Moments in Black Business – No. 25: Black Investment Banks and Facebook’s $104 Billion IPOJeffrey McKinneyNovember 8, 2017December 2, 2017 by Jeffrey McKinneyNovember 8, 2017December 2, 2017685 The Facebook IPO served as a catalyst for more BE 100s black investment banks to become involved in transactions with other iconic tech companies...
Entrepreneurship45 Great Moments in Black Business–No. 26: Parks Sausage Returns to Black Ownership With $4 Million BuyoutJeffrey McKinneyNovember 7, 2017December 2, 2017 by Jeffrey McKinneyNovember 7, 2017December 2, 20172352 Raymond V. Haysbert, Sr. and the management team of Parks Sausage Co, launched by the legendary African American entrepreneur Henry Parks......
Entrepreneurship45 Great Moments in Black Business – No. 27: Don Barden’s $149 Million Acquisition of Three Vegas CasinosJeffrey McKinneyOctober 31, 2017December 2, 2017 by Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 31, 2017December 2, 20171517 Rising from meager beginnings to become a self-made multi-millionaire African American entrepreneur, the late Don Barden was a trailblazer in gaming....
Entrepreneurship45 Great Moments in Black Business – No. 28: Berry Gordy Sells Motown RecordsJeffrey McKinneyOctober 29, 2017December 2, 2017 by Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 29, 2017December 2, 20171733 In 1988 Berry Gordy sells Motown Records, which created "The Sound That Changed America" and held the No. 1 position on The BE 100s for...