Joseph Benjamin Anderson Jr.: From Combat Leadership to Corporate Excellence

Today's Builders

He Ran a $23 Billion Business Unit. Then He Tried to Run the NAACP.

Bruce S. Gordon spent 35 years climbing from management trainee to president of Verizon's retail division — overseeing $23 billion in annual revenue and 35,000 employees. When he walked into the NAACP in 2005, he was the most powerful corporate executive ever to hold the role. He lasted 19 months.

By BEB Editors • 10 min read

Today's Builders

He Built the Bible of Black Business From a $250,000 Bank Loan and a Blank Page

Earl G. Graves Sr. did not inherit a media company. He created the category. In August 1970, with a loan from Chase Manhattan Bank, a small staff, and a mission that had no commercial precedent, he put the first issue of Black Enterprise on newsstands.

By BEB Editors • 9 min read

Today's Builders

She Built the App That Puts Every Streaming Service in One Place. Then She Drove It Into a Porsche.

Rose Hulse founded ScreenHits TV in London in 2012 when the streaming wars hadn't yet been named. By 2023 she had signed the first global deal to put a TV streaming platform inside a car — and done it in 56 countries at once.

By BEB Editors • 10 min read

Featured Stories

When Governments Turn to Their Diaspora for Capital

Nigeria Raised $300 Million. Investors Offered $690 Million. The Real Story Is What Happens Next.

By Noah Carmichael • 5 min read

Featured Stories

The Capital That Stayed Home

African American Households Hold $5.6 Trillion in Wealth. Less Than 6 Cents of Every Dollar Is in the Asset Class That Generates Generational Wealth.

By BEB Editors • 4 min read

The Pulse

Compliance Is the Product: Regulators Are Pricing Risk Into Fintech — In Public

The Black Executive Journal — Afternoon Edition | Tuesday, April 14, 2026

By BEB Editors • 6 min read

The Pulse

Inflation Re-Accelerates, Forcing Capital to Reprice Risk Across Diaspora Corridors

The Black Executive Journal — Morning Edition | Tuesday, April 14, 2026

By BEB Editors • 6 min read

Featured Stories

The $74.5 Billion Penalty

Three Rating Agencies Headquartered Thousands of Miles From Africa Are Deciding What African Capital Costs — and the Number Is Indefensible.

By Noah Carmichael • 5 min read

The Week Ahead

THE BLACK EXECUTIVE JOURNAL — SUNDAY WEEKLY MARKET WATCH

Inflation’s Second Wind, FX Fragility, and Diaspora Deal Flow — Week of April 13–17, 2026

By BEB Editors • 10 min read