Najah Aziz quit corporate America to become a beauty industry influencer, teaching other stylists about client retention and growth, business etiquette, marketing and community service.
As a teenager, Freddie Figgers built a GPS locator into the shoes of his Alzheimer’s-afflicted father. Now his telecon startup is worth more than $62 million.
Marvina Robinson overcame a language barrier and stretched $60,000 of her own money to cover the cost of accomplishing something few African Americans have tried.
Sheila Ruffin caters to moneyed vacationers who tour Caribbean islands aboard luxury yachts, and she’s betting people of color and millennials will be the next big emerging market.