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Business
Earl Graves:
Publisher
Earl G. Graves is the founder and publisher of Black Enterprise magazine, a leading business publication targeting black professionals. Graves, a former Green Beret, once was named by the White House as one of the country's 10 most outstanding minority businessmen. He is a vocal advocate for higher education and has been actively involved in a variety of civic and social causes.
FULL NAME
Earl G. Graves
BORN
Brooklyn, New York
EDUCATION
Graves received a bachelor's degree in economics from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
CAREER
Graves is chairman and chief executive officer of Earl G. Graves, Ltd., the parent corporation of the company that publishes Black Enterprise. He acquired Pepsi-Cola of Washington, D.C., in 1990, and was chairman and CEO until he sold it in 1998. Graves was an administrative assistant to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy from 1965 to 1968. He then formed a management consulting firm to advise corporations on urban affairs and economic development.
Graves is a former captain in the U.S. Army's Special Forces. His book, "How to Succeed in Business Without Being White," was published in 1997.
AWARDS
NAACP Spingarn Medal (1999); Marietta Tree Award for Public Service from the Citizens Committee for New York City, Inc. (1998); Charles Evans Hughes Gold Medal Award from The National Conference for Community and Justice (1998); Ronald H. Brown Leadership Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce (1998); Merrick-Moore Spaulding National Achievement (1998); Ernst & Young New York City Entrepreneur of the Year (1995), National Sales Hall of Fame (1995); Dow Jones & Company Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence (1992); Free Enterprise Award from the International Franchise Association (1991); New York State Regents Medal of Excellence (1991). Member of National Black College Hall of Fame.
PERSONAL
Graves lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife, Barbara. They have three sons.
WEBSITE
http://www.blackenterprise.com/
