What is Earl G. Graves Sr.?
[[File:Earl Graves sr. 2004.jpg|thumb|200px|Graves in 2004]] '''Earl Gilbert Graves Sr.''' (January 9, 1935 – April 6, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] businessman, publisher and [[philanthropist]]. He was an [[advocate]] of [[African-American]] businesses. He was the founder of ''[[Black Enterprise]]'' magazine and chairman of the media company Earl G. Graves, Ltd. He was the director for [[Aetna]] and an [[National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America|Executive Board]] member of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. He was the father of [[Earl G. Graves Jr.]] Graves was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. He grew up in Brooklyn's [[Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn|Bedford–Stuyvesant]] neighborhood. Graves died on April 6, 2020 due to [[Alzheimer's disease]] in [[White Plains, New York]]. He was 85.<ref>{{cite news |title=Earl Graves, Sr., founder of Black Enterprise, dies at 85 |url=https://www.phillytrib.com/obituaries/earl-graves-sr-founder-of-black-enterprise-dies-at-85/article_9064b170-787f-11ea-8c8b-23e5f341c57d.html |access-date=April 7, 2020 |work=The Philadelphia Tribune |date= April 6, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.blackenterprise.com/management/earl-g-graves-sr/ ''Black Enterprise'' profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407132153/https://www.blackenterprise.com/management/earl-g-graves-sr/ |date=2020-04-07 }} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Graves, Earl G. Sr.}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:African-American people]] [[Category:American company founders]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] [[Category:People from Brooklyn]]