Sports & Entertainment
In 2023, this retired NBA player sold his majority ownership in the Charlotte Hornets for $3 billion
Who is Michael Jordan?
In 1991, this company founded by Bob Johnson, became the first black-controlled company listed on the New York Stock Exchange
What is BET?
This billionaire entrepreneur is the CEO of private equity and venture capital firm Vista Equity Partners, and most notably paid of the student loan debt of the 2019 graduating class at Morehouse College
Who is Robert F. Smith?
The founder of fashion brand Ivy Park
Who is Beyonce?
This popular New York rapper turned entrepreneur has invested early in several successful technology startup companies including Dropbox, Lyft, Robinhood, and Ring
Who is Nas?
These sisters became the first Black women to partly own an NFL team when they purchased a stake in the Miami Dolphins back in 2009
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
John H. Johnson founded Johnson Publishing Company in 1942 and thrived as a businessman from these two magazines which emphasized providing content for Black consumers
What are Ebony and Jet magazine?
This black-owned bank was reopened by Howard University alumnus Jesse Mitchell in 1934, and has 7 branches in Washington, DC, including a location on U St.
What is Industrial Bank?
In the creation of Fenty Beauty, singer and actress Rihanna, partnered with which luxury brand house?
What is LVMH?
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter acquired this company in 2015 for $56 million and now its estimated to be worth over $600 million
What is Tidal or (Aspiro)?
This retired NBA player founded the Aspire TV network in 2012 to specifically target African American viewership
Who is Magic Johnson?
In addition to launching her "own" TV Network, OWN in 2011, Oprah Winfrey also co-founded this women's cable network
What is Oxygen?
This Morgan State alum is the founder of Black Enterprise Magazine
Who is Earl Graves?
She is best known as America’s first Black female self-made millionaire. A daughter of former slaves, she worked in a barbershop for only $1.50 a day before she created a homemade remedy that helped her hair regrow after suffering a scalp condition.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
Tope Awotona is the founder of this popular scheduling application.
What is Calendly?
Springhill Entertainment, Uninterrupted, Unknown are all companies owned by this famous athlete?
Who is Lebron James?
This former comedian, acquired the television assets of The Weather Channel for approximately $300 million in March 2018. and in 2019, partnered with Sinclair Broadcast Group to acquire the Fox Sports Networks
Who is Byron Allen?
This Howard University School of Business alum, was the co-founder of Partpic, a startup designed to streamline the purchase of maintenance and repair parts using computer vision, and which was acquired by Amazon in 2016.
Who is Jewel Burks (Solomon)?
Shark Tank judge Daymond John, started his foray in entrepreneurship as a cofounder of this global hip hop apparel brand
What is FUBU?
Popular Shark Tank contestant Christopher Gray sold his education technology startup Scholly to this company
Who is Sallie Mae?
This former music industry executive, started Translation, a marketing firm with clients that include State Farm, McDonald's, and Anheuser-Busch
The founder of this communications firm coined the phrase: "Black people are not dark-skinned white people", and the company itself created the Black Malboro Man in the 1970's
What is Burrell Communications?
This North Carolina A&T alum is the founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group, the largest privately held, minority-woman-owned personnel company founded in the U.S. and she is the first African-American woman to build and own a billion dollar company.
Who is Janice Bryant Howroyd?
Richelieu Dennis is the co-founder and CEO of this beauty brand who's parent company, Sundial Brands, which sells hair and skincare products primarily designed for black women, was acquired by Unilever in 2017
What is Shea Moisture?
The venture capital firm owned by this famous tennis player has reached tremendous success helping propel 14 companies to unicorn status, meaning they have reached a value of $1 billion or more
Who is Serena Williams?