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Bryant Howroyd founded her employment staffing firm, ACT-1, in 1978 with just $1,500, a small office and a telephone. ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood honoree Rhimes is the first African-American woman to create and executive-produce a top 10 primetime television series with ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy; she’s also the woman behind Private Practice and is currently developing Scandal, starring Kerry Washington. Young female entrepreneurs defeated the &quot;cult of domesticity&quot; that dictated the lives of women. Black female entrepreneurs had to face the most difficulties back in the day when racial prejudices governed the entire society. Share. Black women are the fastest-growing demographic of entrepreneurs in the United States. By the 1890s, thousands of small business operations had opened in urban areas. . Explores the African roots of entrepreneurship among black women, and demonstrates their unique approaches to achieving business success.                       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