Entrepreneurs
She became the first Black American woman self-made by building a pioneering hair-care in the early 1900s.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This company, originally called Blue Ribbon Sports, is known globally for its "Just Do It" slogan.
What is Nike?
In business titles, the acronym CFO refers to this executive responsible for managing a company's finances.
What is a Chief Financial Officer?
This genre of music, deeply rooted in Black culture, is now the most streamed genre in the U.S.
What is hip-hop?
This affordable skincare line by actress Tracee Ellis Ross focuses on curly and coily hair textures.
What is Pattern Beauty?
Founded by John J. Johnson in 1945, this publication became one of the most influential magazines celebrating Black life and achievement.
In 2025, several major companies announced layoffs of over 3,000 employees as part of restructing and AI integration. Name one of these companies.
What is Novo Nordisk, Salesforce, ConocoPhillips, Lloyds Bank, Paramount, or Intel?
In marketing, the acronym B2B describes transactions between two companies rather than a company and consumers.
What is Business-to-Business?
Rihanna disrupted the beauty industry with her inclusive shade ranges under this brand.
What is Fenty Beauty?
This iconic haircare brand, founded by Lisa Price in her Brooklyn kitchen, grew into a major company later acquired by L’Oréal.
What is Carol's Daughter?
This entrepreneur founded the global streetwear brand FUBU, later becoming an investor on Shark Tank.
Who is Daymond John?
In November 2025, the Federal Reserve maintained this target range for the US federal funds interest rate - its bechmark for borrowing costs.
What is 3.75% to 4.00%
This term refers to a loan or investment gathered from a large number of people, usually through an online platform.
This basketball legend built a massive business portfolio, including ownership stakes in sports teams and Starbucks franchises.
Who is Magic Johnson?
This luxury luggage and travel-goods company, founded by Nigerian American entrepreneur Telfar Clemens, became known for its viral “Bushwick Birkin.”
What is Telfar?
Home to the Greenwood District, a prosperous Black community in the early 20th centruy, often referred to as "Black Wall Street."
What is Tulsa, Oklahoma?
This key trend in 2025 shows companies continuing to refine their digital intrafstructure to support distributed teams and attract talent.
What are remote and hybrid work models?
This job-application term, often abbreviated CV, comes from the Latin phrase curriculum vitae meaning what?
What is "course of life"?
This Black designer became the first Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear line.
Who is Virgil Abloh?
This luxury streetwear label, founded by the late Virgil Abloh, blended high fashion with contemporary culture and influenced global style trends.
What is Off-White?
She co-founded Mielle Organics, a natural hair-care company that became a multimillion-dollar brand before being acquired by Procter and Gamble.
Who is Monique Rodriguez?
The parent company of Google was fined $36 million in Australia for anti-competitive agreeemtns with telecommunications firms.
What is Alphabet Inc.?
This company, based in Saudi Arabia, is consistently ranked as the most profitable company in the world.
Created in Nigeria and embraced worldwide, this music genre has influenced global fashion, marketing, and streaming trends.
What is Afrobeats?
This Black-owned luxury streetwear brand, founded by Kerby Jean-Raymond, became known for its bold political messaging and New York Fashion Week shows.
What is Pyer Moss?