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1861–1942
Robert Lloyd Smith (January 8, 1861 – July 10, 1942) was an educator, businessman, and Republican politician who served two terms in the Texas Legislature. Born a free black in Charleston, South Carolina in 1861, he moved to Texas about 1880. He served as…
1882–1965
Robert P. Braddicks (1882–1965) was a leading African American businessman in New York City in the first half of the 20th century.
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Robert Reed Church Sr. (June 18, 1839 – August 29, 1912) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee, the first African-American millionaire in the South. Church built great wealth and influence in the business community.
1979–
Robert L. Reffkin is an American entrepreneur who co-founded the online real estate brokerage Compass, Inc.
1899–1957
Robert Rochon Taylor (April 12, 1899 – March 1, 1957) was an American housing advocate and banker. A founder of the Illinois Federal Savings and Loan, a mortgager for black residents of Chicago's South Side, Taylor was the first black member of the Chicago…
Born 1889
Robert Theophilus Bess Jr. (February 5, 1889 – after October 1958) was a British Guiana-born American stockbroker, civil rights activist, public relations manager, and pharmacist. He founded the R. T. Bess Company in New York City, a stock brokerage firm,…
1926–2000
Robert Winston "T-90" ("Tee-Niny") Scales, born June 22, 1926, died October 30, 2000, was an American civic leader, politician, and small business owner in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Scales was the first African-American elected to the City Council of…
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Robin Renee Sanders (born 1954) is the former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) from 2003 to 2005, and to Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. She is a 2010 D.Sc. graduate of Robert Morris University and served as Deputy Commandant at…
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Robin Wilson (born September 26, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, author, interior designer, and thought leader on Clean Design expert and a wellness/sustainability advocate. Inc magazine selected Robin Wilson for the Female Founders 100 (October 2020),…
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Robyne Robinson (born 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American television journalist and entrepreneur. She ran as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 2010.
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Rodney Ramone Hill Jr. (born December 28, 1979), known professionally as Rocko, is an American rapper and record executive from Atlanta, Georgia. He is credited with discovering fellow Atlanta-based rapper Future, who signed with Hill's record label, A1…
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Rodney C. "Rod" Adkins (born August 23, 1958) is an electrical engineer, philanthropist and American business executive. He was a leader in solutions ranging from mobile devices to the world's largest supercomputers at International Business Machines…
Biography
Rodney O'Neal is an American businessman. He served as the president and chief executive officer of Delphi Automotive.
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Rodney Smith is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and skate company founder from New York City.
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Henoc Beauséjour (French pronunciation: [enɔk boseʒuʁ]; born November 18, 1973), known by his stage name Roi Heenok (), is a Canadian rapper, producer and entrepreneur of Haitian descent from Montreal, Quebec.
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Percy Romeo Miller (born August 19, 1989), also known by his stage name Romeo (formerly Lil' Romeo), is an American rapper, singer, actor and television personality. He gained fame as a rapper in the early 2000s after signing with his father, Master P's…
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Ronald Harmon Brown (August 1, 1941 – April 3, 1996) was an American politician and lobbyist who served as the 30th United States secretary of commerce during the first term of President Bill Clinton. Before this, he was chairman of the Democratic National…
1964–
Ronald Jay "Slim" Williams (born November 11, 1964) is an American entrepreneur and record executive who co-founded the record label Cash Money Records in 1991, with his younger brother, rapper Bryan "Birdman" Williams. He and Bryan have served as…
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Rosa Lula Barnes (August 22, 1868 – 1917) was a grocer, real estate investor and community leader Savannah, Georgia, United States.
1962–
Rosalind G. Brewer (born 1962) is an American businesswoman and former CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, before stepping down in September 2023. Brewer is the first woman to become CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, group president and COO of Starbucks, and…
1950–
Rosalind Juanita "Bee" Harris (born March 19, 1950) is the founder of Denver Urban Spectrum, a monthly newspaper for people of color in Colorado. She founded the Urban Spectrum Youth Foundation in 2000.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA rosary consisting of a string of wooden beads joined with metal. An oval medallion is at the center front of the rosary, depicting Christ in profile on one side and Mary on the other. A hole for a cross or other element that is now missing is placed at…
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Roscoe Conkling Bruce, Senior (21 April 1879 – 16 August 1950) was an African-American educator who was known for stressing the value of practical industrial and business skills as opposed to academic disciplines. Later he administered the Dunbar…
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