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Business

Wayfair To ‘Homethreads,’ Antoine Grant Is The Man Behind $30M Black-Owned Furniture Brand

Stacy JacksonJune 21, 2023June 21, 2023

by Stacy JacksonJune 21, 2023June 21, 20233015

CEO of Homethreads and former Wayfair corporate employee Antoine Grant believes he can grow the multimillion-dollar online home furniture store to a multibillion-dollar platform....

News

C.H. Robinson Appoints Industry Veteran David Bozeman As It’s CEO

Atiya JordanJune 9, 2023June 9, 2023

by Atiya JordanJune 9, 2023June 9, 20231404

David Bozeman will lead the charge as the company's next CEO and a member of the Board of Directors....

Black History Month 2023

Breaking Titanium Ceilings: Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., First Black CEO of a Fortune 500 Company Combats Racism on the Inside

Atiya JordanFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023

by Atiya JordanFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 20231918

28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. broke through the corporate titanium ceiling to become the first Black to head...

Women

Kent Chamber of Commerce’s Trailblazing CEO Zenovia Harris Receives Larry Gossett 2023 Service Award

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 16, 2023January 14, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 16, 2023January 14, 2023352

Harris played an instrumental role in leading the Kent Chamber in its equity work....

Leadership

Morgan State University Professor Anthony Estreet To Be Next CEO of NASW

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 11, 2023January 11, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 11, 2023January 11, 20232688

Estreet will be the new chief executive officer beginning Feb. 6....

Entrepreneurship

A Black Man Is The CEO Of The Country’s Largest Preschool System With Over 75,000 Students

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 7, 2022December 7, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 7, 2022December 7, 20221895

Meet the chairman and CEO of Goddard Systems, Inc., the company behind The Goddard School, one of the country's largest early childhood education providers....

Business

Black Enterprise to Host Virtual C-Suite & Boardroom Equity Summit on Sept. 22

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 21, 2022September 21, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 21, 2022September 21, 2022741

Register for the free event featuring a lineup of the most successful and influential Black executives and board directors....

Leadership

This 33-Year Old is Making History as the First Black CEO of P.F. Chang’s

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsApril 25, 2022April 25, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsApril 25, 2022April 25, 202223075

Damola Adamolekun, the first Black CEO of P.F. Chang's, leads the company to continued growth and success....

Business

Merck CEO Kenneth C. Frazier Will Retire as CEO Later This Year, Will Stay on as Executive Chairman

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 20212038

Merck has announced that chairman and chief executive officer, Kenneth C. Frazier, will retire as CEO on June 30. Robert M. Davis will succeed him....

Money

Meet The CEO Who Raised $31 Million For Black Entrepreneurs in Florida

Dana GivensMarch 5, 2020March 5, 2020

by Dana GivensMarch 5, 2020March 5, 20204014

CEO Inez Long raised $31 million for black and brown businesses in the Central Florida area....