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Apr 15, 2021 · But, there were other wealthy Black women and men before her. In his book, Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires...
- Sean Yoes
Feb 5, 2024 · Before Christopher Columbus, Africans arrived in the Americas. A full two centuries prior to Christopher Columbus “discovering” the Americas, evidence suggests that West Africans had already traveled over the Atlantic to reach the New World. Okay, let’s take a step back and discuss the definition of “discovery” alone. The act or process of discovering someone […]
Jan 29, 2019 · by Shomari Wills. The astonishing untold history of America’s first black millionaires—former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties—self-made entrepreneurs whose unknown success mirrored that of American business heroes such as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Thomas Edison.
Apr 16, 2021 · BUSINESS. The seven richest Black Americans. by Sean Yoes April 16, 2021. By Sean Yoes. AFRO Senior Reporter. syoes@afro.com. According to Forbes, as of October 2020, there were 614 American...
- Sean Yoes
Oct 9, 2014 · A second tier of high-value souls were known as “No. 1 men,” worth $1,400-$1,500, and “No. 1 women,” worth $1,275-$1,325. After depreciation by age, abuse and overwork, they were demoted ...
- Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
May 4, 2021 · The arrival in Virginia in the early 1600s of “20. and odd negroes,” as John Rolfe announced, is often taken as the beginning of what we might call Black America—from that 20 to nearly 47 ...
Sep 14, 2019 · Retropolis. They were once America’s cruelest, richest slave traders. Why does no one know their names? Isaac Franklin and John Armfield committed atrocities they appeared to relish. By...
