BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

Learn about the untold story of African American entrepreneurship, where skill, industriousness, ingenuity and sheer courage in the face of overwhelming odds provide the backbone of this nation’s economic and social growth.

A brief history of how Madame CJ Walker's beauty empire created unprecedented professional opportunities for black women, and left an empowering legacy of entrepreneurship.

Learn about the untold story of African American entrepreneurship, where skill, industriousness, ingenuity and sheer courage in the face of overwhelming odds provide the backbone of this nation’s economic and social growth.

Get an inside look at how BOSS explores the history of African American business.

Richelieu Dennis discusses the decision to acquire Essence and more in this 2019 interview. On June 30, 2020, he resigned as CEO of Essence magazine following allegations of a toxic work culture. The magazine’s publisher announced an independent investigation of harassment, discrimination, retaliation and other behaviors that may have impacted Essence magazine employees.

Cathy Hughes talks about her inspiration, struggles, and incredible success as Founder of Urban One Inc. (Formerly Radio One Inc.).

Merck & Co. CEO Ken Frazier talks history, community, and inspiration in this profile, as seen on BOSS: The Black Experience in Business.

In the early 1900s, Greenwood was home to a thriving, independent "Black Wall Street" until the violence of the Tulsa Race Riots changed the community's legacy forever.