Earl G Graves, Sr., founder of Black Enterprise — the media company focused on black entrepreneurship and black businesses — died Monday at the age of 85
Graves"passed away quietly after a long battle with Alzheimer's," his son and current Black Enterprise CEO Earl"Butch" Graves Jr. wrote on Twitter. "I loved and admired this giant of a man, and am blessed to be his namesake," he said in the tweet."LOVE YOU DAD!"At 9:22pm this evening, April 6, my Father and Hero Earl Graves Sr., the Founder of @blackenterprise, passed away quietly after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
— Earl Butch Graves Jr April 7, 2020 Black Enterprise magazine also shared the news on social media. "We will evermore celebrate his life and legacy, in this, our 50th Anniversary Year, and beyond," the publication wrote in a tweet. Read MoreGraves Jr. did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment.Graves first launched Black Enterprise in 1970, in an effort to cover black businesses and also provide business strategies to the magazine's readership.
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