Juliet E.K. Walker AUSTIN- The Center for the Study of Black Business, History, Entrepreneurship and Technology was founded at the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 by Professor Juliet E. K. Walker, considered the foremost scholar in African American Business History. It is the first center established at any American college or university that provides a comprehensive, inclusive and collaborative study of all aspects of Black business from various disciplines in the liberal arts, specifically within the context of the impact of racial capitalism on Black business activity.

The resources of the Center are utilized to examine all aspects of Black business activity from various disciplines, while at the same time identifying and assessing those factors in the New Economy that have not been encouraging to the expansion of Black business activity from small business enterprises to that of Black Corporate America. In its expansion, the Center also serves as a repository for information on all aspects of Black business, including compiling information for dissemination on the activities of various institutions and agencies that are addressing issues relating to Black business activity.

The Center will also serve as a clearing house for information on Black Business and Black Consumers in every state. As funds become available, the Center will offer both predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships to encourage the study of all aspects of Black business activity.
For more information call (512)471-5581 or email jekwalker@mail.utexas.edu.