Earl G. Graves Sr., founder of Black Enterprise, dies

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Earl G Graves, Sr., founder of Black Enterprise — the media company focused on black entrepreneurship and black businesses — died Monday at the age of 85

Graves"passed away quietly after a long battle with Alzheimer's," his son and current Black Enterprise CEO Earl"Butch" Graves Jr. wrote on Twitter. "I loved and admired this giant of a man, and am blessed to be his namesake," he said in the tweet."LOVE YOU DAD!"At 9:22pm this evening, April 6, my Father and Hero Earl Graves Sr., the Founder of @blackenterprise, passed away quietly after a long battle with Alzheimer's.

— Earl Butch Graves Jr April 7, 2020 Black Enterprise magazine also shared the news on social media. "We will evermore celebrate his life and legacy, in this, our 50th Anniversary Year, and beyond," the publication wrote in a tweet. Read MoreGraves Jr. did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment.Graves first launched Black Enterprise in 1970, in an effort to cover black businesses and also provide business strategies to the magazine's readership.

 

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He looks an awful lot like Steven Gomez from Breaking Bad

What a giant of a man... So sad we live in such a hateful world that people who probably didn't know Mr. Graves would tweet nasty comments...

So sorry to hear this.

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Heartfelt condolences

This is truly heartbreaking and so surreal, Earl Graves gone too soon. I'm so grateful to have met him once at one of his events and what a treasure of a magazine and legacy.

RIP

RIP, Mr. Graves.

Well done thy good and faithful servant🙏🏽

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Another great story born out of Prez Nixon ‘s Executive Order 11458, “which directed the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate the federal government’s efforts to promote minority enterprise, in effect creating the Minority Business Development Agency.”

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May his soul rest in peace.

Looks good for his age

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