Remembering Arthur G. Gaston: A Titan’s First Step
The grandson of slaves, born into poverty in 1892 in the Deep South, Arthur George Gaston died at the age of 103 with a fortune worth well over $130 million...
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The Afro-Latino Connection
Cid Wilson had his first ugly run-in with racism as a teenager on a friday afternoon. “One kid threw something at another kid,” Wilson recalls. “The kid actually thought it...
Make The Change Today
In January 2000, BLACK ENTERPRISE introduced the Black Wealth Initiative with the goal of making you wealthier. Since then, we’ve given out approximately 87,000 wealth building kits, spreading our message...
Lloyd Ward: Victim or Villain?
It Was Almost By Accident That Lloyd David Ward discovered that the press didn’t welcome him as the new CEO of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). He had arrived...
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A single encounter or loss, an event or crisis, even a book or news story can alter your course forever-or serve to solidify the path you’re already on. It is...