Founders. Visionaries. Industry Leaders.
Discover the people building enduring companies and shaping the future of business. Through in-depth interviews, founder stories, business playbooks, and behind-the-scenes insights, Black Elites Profiles explores the journeys, strategies, and lessons of entrepreneurs and executives creating the next generation of category-defining brands.
In Profile
Ron Kenoly, the American worship leader, singer, and songwriter, whose career spanned over six decades of faith and music, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 81. The world of gospel music mourns...
Warren McVea, the electrifying running back who became the first Black athlete to receive a football scholarship from the University of Houston and later won a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs...
Today, Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie celebrates her 48th birthday. As a journalist who has followed her career, I can say she’s one of the most important writers of our time. Why She...
When the Dallas Cowboys pulled off the blockbuster trade for Micah Parsons in August 2025, one name in the deal carried both weight and experience, Kenny Clark. For nearly a decade, Clark was the...
Toni Townes-Whitley has carved her name into history as one of the few Black women to lead a Fortune 500 company and the first to head a corporation in the U.S. defense industry. In 2023, she was...
Topeka Kimberly Sam, an American advocate for criminal justice reform, has transformed her life from one marked by incarceration to one defined by activism and impact. Once sentenced to over 10 years...
When David P. Bozeman stepped into the role of President and Chief Executive Officer at C.H. Robinson in June 2023, he brought more than three decades of leadership experience, he brought a reputation...
Growing up between the structured suburbs of Europe and the strained cities of Nigeria, Rachel Moré-Oshodi developed a dual awareness of the world, one of abundance and one of absence. “In Europe...
Michael Eric Dyson’s journey to becoming one of America’s most influential intellectuals was not without its struggles. Behind the accolades and the media appearances lies a story of personal and...