“Carter G. Woodson believed that publishing scientific history would transform race relations by dispelling the wide-spread falsehoods about the achievements of Africans and peoples of African descent. He hoped that others would popularize the findings that he and other black intellectuals would publish in The
Journal of Negro History, which he established in 1916.” ~ The History of Black History Month http://www.asalh.org/blackhistorymonthorigins.html
I’d like to point out the success of one African-American as it relates to the food industry.
Ann Fudge grew up in Washington, D.C. After the riots following the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ann became determined, and “wanted to do something that black people hadn't done before.”
She graduated from Simmons College in 1973 and worked in the human resources department of General Electric, before pursuing an MBA at Harvard Business School. After obtaining her MBA at Harvard in 1977, Mrs. Fudge spent nine years at General Mills, during which time her biggest accomplishment was marketing assistant for Honey Nut Cheerios. Today, it is one of the nation’s biggest cereal brands. From General Mills, Mrs. Fudge went to serve as president of the beverages, desserts and Post division, a $5 billion unit of Kraft Foods. At Kraft she mangaged many businesses including Maxwell House coffee, Gevalia kaffe, Kool Aid, Crystal Light, Post Cereals, Jell-O desserts, and Altoids.
In early 2010, Ann Fudge was named by President Obama to the bipartisan 18-member fiscal responsibility and reform commission. She has and currently continues to serve on boards of several for-profit and non-profit corporations.
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