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

The Pulse

Banks Pull Back On Private Credit: SLOOS Shows Significant Net Tightening On Loans To NDFIs

KEY TAKEAWAYS * Significant net shares of banks tightened standards on NDFI loans to business credit intermediaries, consumer credit intermediaries, and other NDFI categories over the past year, while moderate net shares tightened on mortgage credit intermediaries and private equity funds — the Fed's first dedicated NDFI special question makes

By BEB Editors • 6 min read

The Week Ahead

THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH

Europe Speaks, London Signals, Dollar Plumbing Prints — Week of May 11–15, 2026

By BEB Editors • 12 min read

The Pulse

April Jobs: Payrolls Slow to 115,000, While Involuntary Part‑Time Jumps 445,000 — Operators Should Watch Hours, Not Headline Rates

The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Friday, May 8, 2026

By BEB Editors • 6 min read

The Pulse

SEC Flags “Affinity” Fraud Inside a Military Facebook Group — The Compliance Lesson Is Governance, Not Marketing

The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Thursday, May 7, 2026

By BEB Editors • 4 min read

The Pulse

BLS State Unemployment Hits 4.3% — The Quiet Stress Is Moving From Jobs To Balance Sheets

The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Wednesday, May 6, 2026

By BEB Editors • 7 min read

The Pulse

Hires Surge 655,000 As The Quits Rate Stalls — The Labor Market Splits In Two

The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Tuesday, May 5, 2026

By BEB Editors • 7 min read