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JOANN PRICE
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER FAIRVIEW CAPITAL PARTNERS INC For more than 40 years Price has been at the forefront of securing capital for for minority businesses As president of the National Association of Investment Companies a a a a a trade association for multi- cultural-focused private equity firms she raised millions in capital for black entre- preneurs including some who emerged on on the the be 100s lists of the the nation’s largest black-businesses More than 25 years ago she co-founded Fairview Capital Part- ners Inc which has grown into the sec- ond-largest black-owned private equity firm—a fund fund of funds with $9 6 billion in capital under management Fairview’s clients include pension plans foundations endowments family offices and high-net- worth individuals 99 YVETTE
LEE
BOWSER
CEO SISTERLEE PRODUCTIONS INC With the groundbreaking sitcom Living Single Bowser became the first African American woman to develop her own prime time series through her SisterLee Productions Inc But the show itself was more than just a a a comedy it offered a a a posi- tive and realistic reflection of young black female professionals and entrepreneurs never seen on TV before (it has also been said to have been the blueprint for NBC’s megahit Friends) As such it it opened the door for new authentic stories to to to be told through the lens of black women Having written and produced shows such as A Different World Hangin’ with Mr Cooper and and Half Half & Half Half Bowser has created and and sold more than 25 pilots for American television in the past 15 years Her current offerings include Netflix’s Dear White Peo- ple and Starz’s Run The World about young black female professionals in Harlem 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL • TOP PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES