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In 1893, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company became the first African American-owned business to hold assets over $100 million.
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Madam C.J. Walker, John L. Johnson, Richard Parsons, Oprah Winfrey, Kenneth Chenault. The list of African American business innovators keeps on growing. Can you pick just one person for the most inventive business leader?
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Enter the name of your choice here:
| # |
Person |
% |
Tally |
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| 1 |
Madam C.J. Walker |
41% |
477 |
| 2 |
Oprah Winfrey |
39% |
448 |
| 3 |
Russell Simmons |
4% |
41 |
| 4 |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson |
2% |
21 |
| 5 |
Robert L. Johnson |
2% |
20 |
| 6 |
oprah |
1% |
15 |
| 7 |
Reginald Lewis |
1% |
15 |
| 8 |
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs |
1% |
14 |
| 9 |
Master P |
1% |
12 |
| 10 |
John L. Johnson |
1% |
10 |
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BET CEO Robert L. Johnson, media mogul extraordinaire
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