The Ebony/Jet Guide to Black Excellence: The Entrepreneurs (1991)
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Synopsis by Laura Mahnken
Children need positive role models to understand the values and perseverance necessary to be successful in today's world. The Ebony/Jet Guide to Black Excellence series is a project designed to educate young African-Americans about leaders they can look up to. Ebony/Jet Guide to Black Excellence: The Entrepreneurs profiles the following black pioneers in business: John H. Johnson, a highly successful business man who is the CEO of Johnson Company; Joshua Smith, CEO of Maxima Corporation; and Oprah Winfrey, talk show host and media mogul.
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Black [race], employer/employee, occupation [work], entrepreneur