 Cover of the first issue (August 1970), featuringCharles Evers | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Derek T. Dingle |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Publisher | Earl G. Graves Sr. |
| Total circulation | 534,752[1] (2013) |
| First issue | 1970 |
| Company | Earl G. Graves Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Website | blackenterprise |
| ISSN | 0006-4165 |
Black Enterprise (stylized inall caps) is an American multimedia company. ABlack-owned business since the 1970s, its flagship productBlack Enterprise magazine has coveredAfrican American businesses with a readership of 3.7 million.[2] The company was founded in 1970 byEarl G. Graves Sr. It publishes in print and digital, an annual listing of the largest African-American companies in the country, or "B.E. 100s", first compiled and published in 1973.[3][4] In 2002, the magazine launched a supplement targeting teens,Teenpreneur.[5]Black Enterprise also has two nationally syndicated television shows,Our World with Black Enterprise andWomen of Power.
The magazine was founded byEarl G. Graves Sr.[6] In January 2006, he named his eldest son,Earl G. Graves Jr. (known as "Butch"), the company's chief executive officer.[7] Butch joined the company in 1988 after earning his M.B.A. fromHarvard University; he received his bachelor's degree in economics fromYale University in 1984. He also sits on the board of directors of AutoZone, serving as lead director and chairman of the compensation committee.
Black Enterprise has been profitable since its 10th issue. The company, headquartered in New York City, has 58 employees and had revenues of $22 million in 2017.[citation needed]
Black Enterprise won the 1997 FOLIO: Editorial Excellence Award[8] in the business/finance consumer magazine category.