Madam C.J. Walker (aka Sarah Breedlove McWilliams)
Walker revolutionized the Black hair-care industry and showed Black women that they could succeed.
Asa Philip Randolph
Randolph organized a union for the Pullman porters. That group associated with the American Federation of Labor in 1928. In June 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order banning segregation against 5 million Black workers in the defense industry.
John H. Johnson
Johnson turned $500 borrowed against his mother’s furniture to create Johnson Publishing Co., the home of Ebony and Jet magazines.
A.G. Gaston
Gaston sold burial insurance, made caskets, was an undertaker and owned a cemetery. He later opened a business college, radio stations, a savings and loan and a motel.
Don't know why they included CEOs to this list? but AG Gaston boss 4 real, he even has a prestigious award named in his honor.
Many were not entrepreneurs. In fact some may argue that many of them have hurt the Black community.