NEW YORK, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Family matriarch and a guiding force of Black Enterprise, Barbara Kydd Graves succumbed early this morning at Howard University Hospital after a more

CHICAGO, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas entrepreneur Clayton Redmon has been named a People's Choice Winner 2012 by Black Enterprise. (Photo:

BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) will mark 40 years of listing America's largest black companies on Friday, May 25, 2012 as the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by Nationwide culminates with the BE100s Anniversary Celebration and Awards Dinner at the Chicago Hilton. The evening, presented by Dell, a worldwide provider of innovative technology and business solutions, is expected to draw more than 1,000 African American executives, businesses owners and professionals to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first publication of the magazine's flagship roster, the BE100s, which is widely lauded as the most authoritative

BLACK ENTERPRISE, your ultimate source of Wealth for Life, is the premier business, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans. Since 1970, BE has provided essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. Every month, BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine provides 4 million readers with information on entrepreneurship, careers, and financial management. A multimedia company, BE also produces television programming, business and lifestyle events, Web content, and digital media. BLACK ENTERPRISE

NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PR Newswire, corporate sponsor and official wire partner of the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by Nationwide, will be available