Earl G. Graves, Sr. is the founder and publisher of black enterprise magazine and a nationally recognized authority on black business development. In 1972, he was named one of the 10 most outstanding minority businessmen in the country by the president of the United States and received the National Award of Excellence in recognition of his achievements in minority business enterprise. He is also listed in Who's Who in America and was named one of 200 future leaders of the country by Time magazine in 1974.
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