Aside from BLACK ENTERPRISE making a mark in history as the seminal platform for Black-centric business content, we have also been purveyors of Black history with over 50 years of groundbreaking coverage and impactful covers. Take a look back at these 10 BE covers that amplify notable Black figures throughout Black history.
1) Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States Of America
2) Ernesta Gertrude Procope, President of the largest Black-owned insurance brokerage
3) John H. Johnson, Herman J. Russell, Ed Lewis, Nathan Conyers, Earl G. Graves, Clarence Smith, Men of Entrepreneurial Excellence
4) Janice Bryant Howroyd, First African American woman to build and own a billion-dollar company
5) Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.: Astronaut, First Black American in space
6) Joan B. and Joan M. Johnson: First Black-owned company on the American Stock Exchange
7) Reginald Lewis, First African American to build a billion-dollar company
8) Ann Fudge: President of Maxwell Coffee Co., First Black woman to head a corporate division
9) Andrew Young: Civil Rights Activist, United Nations Ambassador
10) Earvin “Magic” Johnson: NBA Hall of Famer, Philanthropist, Businessman
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