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Earl G. Graves Sr., Chairman & Publisher of Black Enterprise

Knowing When to Say When

Eventually, the success and potential of every enterprise is determined by an entrepreneur’s ability to…

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Earl G. Graves Sr., Chairman & Publisher, Black Enterprise

Good Entrepreneurs Make Money. Great Ones Make a Difference.

Among the things that come with the territory of being a reasonably successful and visible…

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Earl G. Graves Sr., Chairman & Publisher, Black Enterprise

Holding the Ad Industry Accountable to Black Consumers

When most people consider the importance of black-owned media, they tend to focus on the…

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Earl G. Graves Sr., Chairman & Publisher of Black Enterprise

To Build Our Businesses, We Must Leverage Our Relationships

As you read these words, we at black enterprise are working enthusiastically and feverishly to…

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Earl G. Graves, Sr. , graduate of Morgan State University In 1970, Graves founded Black Enterprise magazine as a single issue publication. In 1972, he was named one of the 10 most outstanding minority businessmen in the country by the president of the   United States and received the National Award of Excellence in recognition of his achievements in minority business enterprise. Today, Graves is the Chairman and Publisher of Black Enterprise, and Morgan State University's business school is named after him: Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management.

We Must Never Surrender Our Hope

Since I founded my company more than 40 years ago, there have been seven recessions.…

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Watch: CNN Tackles Almighty Debt on ‘Black in America’

Host Soledad O�Brien talks to Black Enterprise editors about our community�s struggles with debt management

Soledad O’Brien takes a look at “almighty debt,” its effect on the Black community and…

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Don’t Just Leave a Legacy, Live Your Legacy

We all spend a lot of time thinking about and dealing with how the world…

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Graves, Locke and Wade discuss Commerce Department initiatives aimed at boosting small business and job creation. "We wanted to present these awards," said Locke, "to recognize business people who help move our economy in the right direction."

Congressional Black Caucus Honors Visionary Entrepreneurs

Graves, Howroyd and Tos� recognized by 21st Century Council at the U.S. Commerce Department

At an event held at the U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday, September 14, the Congressional…

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No. 5: Earl G. Graves Sr., The Champion Of Black Business

Follow the Black Enterprise 40th Anniversary countdown of the most impactful black business leaders of the past 40 years

In celebration of our 40th anniversary, Black Enterprise ranks the Titans: The 40 Most Powerful…

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Celebrated or Not, Mediocrity Won’t Cut It

Straight talk from Earl G. Graves, the visionary founder and publisher of Black Enterprise

Excellence is a personal code of conduct that demands that, every day, you strive to…

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