Marketing/Advertising
This entrepreneur is the founder of full service marketing agency, Blue Flame, which has handled campaigns for for Pepsi, Guinness, Mars M&M’s, Fiat and Fox Searchlight, in addition to Cîroc Vodka
Who is Sean "Diddy" Combs?
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?
Shark Tan judge Daymond John, started his foray in entrepreneurship as a cofounder of this global hip hop apparel brand
What is FUBU?
Springhill Entertainment, Uninterrupted, Unknown are all companies owned by this famous athlete?
Who is Lebron James?
This former music industry executive, started Translation, a marketing firm with clients that include State Farm, McDonald's, and Anheuser-Busch
This entrepreneur's company became the first African American to appear on the Forbes 400, and included Ebony and Jet magazines as a part of its product mix
Who is John H. Johnson?
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)?
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?
When her company went public in 1999, she became the first African-American woman to head a publicly traded corporation, but her career started with the creation of "The Quiet Storm" on Howard University's radio station WHUR
Who is Cathy Hughes?
This entrepreneur gave a $1 million grant to Howard University and was the first African American to build a billion-dollar company?
Who is Reginald F. Lewis?
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?
Bottled water brand Aqua-Hydrate is co-owned by this hip-hop mogul?
Who is Sean "Puffy" Combs?
This ad agency was co-founded by black advertising guru Aaron Walton
What is Walton Issacson?
This Morgan State alum is the founder of Black Enterprise Magazine
Who is Earl Graves?
This insurance company founded by a group of black social leaders in 1898, was the largest black-owned business in the U.S. for much of the 20th century and is still thriving today, with assets of over $160 million
What is North Carolina Mutual?
Atlanta Based CEO Tristan Walker sold his business, Walker & Company which includes the Bevel shaving products and Form haircare lines to this CPG conglomerate
Who is Proctor & Gamble?
This retired NBA player founded the Aspire TV network in 2012 to specifically target African American viewership
Who is Magic Johnson?
This lawyer and author is the president and CEO of crisis management firm Smith & Company, which served as the inspiration for ABC television series Scandal
Who is Judy Smith?
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)?
Dark & Lovely, Magic Shave, Gentle Treatment, and Ultra Sheen were all brands of this black-owned hair care company
What is Carson Products?
In addition to launching her "own" TV Network, OWN in 2011, Oprah Winfrey also co-founded this women's cable network
What is Oxygen?