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  African American Registry: Reginald Lewis, savvy in business and racially tuned in.
Lewis was then a partner in Murphy, Thorpe & Lewis, the first Black law firm on Wall Street.
Lewis was a member of the American and National Bar Associations and the National Conference of Black Lawyers.
Reginald Lewis died unexpectedly on January 19, 1993 in New York.
www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/623/Reginald_Lewis_savvy_in_business_and_racially_tuned_in   (231 words)

  
 Reginal Lewis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Reginald F. Lewis was born on December 7, 1942, in a Baltimore, Maryland neighborhood that he once described as "semi-tough." Strongly influenced by his family, he began his career at the age of ten, delivering the local Afro-American newspaper.
Reginald Lewis graduated from Harvard Law School in 1968 and went to work for a prestigious New York law firm.
In October 1987, Reginald Lewis purchased, for $985 million, the international division of Beatrice Foods, with holdings in 31 countries, which became known as TLC Beatrice International.
www.topblacks.com /business/reginal-lewis.htm   (651 words)

  
 Reginald F. Lewis: Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun - Work & Family
Reginald F. Lewis was born December 7, 1942, in Baltimore Maryland.
In Dunbar high school Lewis was elected vice-president of the student body and at some point was captain of the football, baseball and basketball teams.
Color and race notwithstanding Reginald F. Lewis was an amazing man. Read his biography and you will find that like rest of us he was flawed and had his ups and downs in business and in his personal life.
custom.bellaonline.com /articles/art16862.asp   (699 words)

  
 The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
Reginald F. Lewis was born on December 7, 1942, in a Baltimore, Maryland, neighborhood he later described as “semi-tough.” Strongly influenced by his family, he began his career at the age of ten by delivering the local Afro-American newspaper.
Reginald was also elected vice-president of the student body; his friend and classmate, Robert Bell (current Chief Judge of Maryland), was president.
Reginald nursed the struggling company back to health and, despite a declining market, led the company to enjoy the two most profitable years in its 113-year history.
www.africanamericanculture.org /museum_reglewis.html   (1026 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Rezensionen zu Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun: English Books: Reginald Lewis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Reginald Lewis, is an example of how one can exceed, despite all the obstacles that may be positioned in front of him/her.
Reginald was a man of ambition and passion for Corporate America who believed in surmounting formmidable obstacles with dignity.
Reginald was a man of ambition and passion for Corporate America who believed in surpassing formmidable obstacles with dignity.
www.amazon.de /Should-Guys-Have-All-Fun/dp/customer-reviews/1575110040   (966 words)

  
 NAACP - Reginald F. Lewis Bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Reginald F. Lewis was born on December 7, 1942 in Baltimore, MD. Strongly influenced by his family, he began his career at the age of ten, delivering the local Afro-American newspaper.
Reginald F. Lewis graduated from Harvard Law School in 1968 and went to work for a prestigious New York law firm.
Lewis' remarkable career was cut short by his untimely death.
www.naacp.org /advocacy/economic/rfl_bio/index.html   (543 words)

  
 Commentary: Reginald F. Lewis' other treasure Daily Record, The (Baltimore) - Find Articles
Lewis was born to a working class family on Dec. 7, 1942 in Baltimore.
One of Lewis' dreams was to have a way of exposing African- American children to things that instill pride and prove to them that they are an invaluable part of American society.
Lewis' importance to the museum and to the history of African-American Marylanders is recognized in the museum's name.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4183/is_20050228/ai_n11836105   (879 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?: How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire: Books: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
I never new what Reginald Lewis did during the time frame he did it back in the 80's I was a young kid growing up in the south Bronx area of New York City still trying to find a role model to look up too that looked like me. I first heard of Mr.
Reginald F. Lewis was in the process of jotting down the details of his remarkable rise to power and influence when his beautiful mind finally lost its struggle against brain cancer.
Lewis forced me to ask myself the question: "Why should white guys have all the fun?" This book is a must read for young fl men who dare to dream of one day becoming rich.
www.amazon.ca /Should-White-Guys-Have-Billion-Dollar/dp/1574780360   (1708 words)

  
 Reginald Lewis — Infoplease.com
Growing up in a middle class Baltimore neighborhood, Lewis won a football scholarship to Virginia State College (now Virginia State University), graduating with a degree in economics in 1965.
In 1987 Lewis bought Beatrice International Foods for $985 million, and created TLC Beatrice, a snack food, beverage, and grocery store conglomerate that was the largest fl-owned and fl-managed business in the U.S. At its peak in 1996, TLC Beatrice had sales of $2.2 billion and was number 512 on
Reginald Lewis: the deal heard 'round the world: his $985 million buyout of TLC Beatrice set the bar for the next generation.(Ultimate......
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0878496.html   (336 words)

  
 Vincent Smith - artist's Smith's portrait of the late financial wizard Reginald Lewis becomes first African American ...
As the Lewis family gathered around the portrait, preparing to go public, their faces offered no clues about which aspect of Lewis' personality had been committed to canvas.
Lewis' arrival this day was just as it had been during his lifetime: They hadn't seen him coming.
Smith's "Portrait of Reginald F. Lewis" is a textured, exuberant array of oils that dares to convey an African- American man of power.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1546/is_3_14/ai_54939018   (920 words)

  
 Reginald F. Lewis: The Man, The Ideals, The Museum - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Lewis' drive and focus led him to Harvard Law School, where he was admitted without even applying -- the first person to hold that distinction.
Lewis' career ended abruptly at the age of 50, in 1993, after a short illness.
It was that belief that led The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation to donate $5 million for a museum dedicated to Maryland's African-American history and culture.
www.thewbalchannel.com /news/4649326/detail.html   (612 words)

  
 Reginald Lewis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reginald F. Lewis (December 7, 1942 - January 19, 1993), an African American born in Baltimore, Maryland, was one of the most successful business leaders during the 1980s.
In 1992, Forbes magazine listed Lewis among the 400 richest Americans with a net worth estimated at $400 million.
After almost 20 years as a corporate lawyer with his own practice, Lewis moved to the other side of the table by creating TLC Group L.P., a venture capital firm, in 1983.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reginald_Lewis   (350 words)

  
 Business Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Reginald F. Lewis was an African American born to a working class family on December 7, 1942, in East Baltimore.
Lewis grew up to become the wealthiest fl man in history and one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time, reigning over a commercial empire that spanned four continents.
Lewis wasn't the very approachable but through expertise or influence or both he commanded respect.
www.stfrancis.edu /ba/ghkickul/stuwebs/bbios/biograph/rglwsbio.htm   (558 words)

  
 Stony Brook University - Charles B. Wang Center
Lewis, in her own right the Chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice, LLC, is best known as the widow of Reginald F. Lewis, who acquired Beatrice in a $985 million leveraged buyout and created the largest African American company in the United States.
Loida Nicolas Lewis is Chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice, LLC, the Lewis Family investment firm, and is also Chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice (China), Limited, a Cayman company which operates retail convenience stores in five major cities in China and TLC Beatrice Foods (Philippines) which operates a fresh meat processing plant.
Lewis served as an informal adviser and confidant to her late husband, Reginald F. Lewis, TLC Beatrice’s first chairman and CEO.
www.sunysb.edu /sb/wang/lewis.shtml   (333 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Inside My Head: Books: Reginald Lewis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Lewis' point of view may be different than that of the average reader, however, he writes with compelling passion and the reality of life.
From my reading of Lewis' Inside My Head, I am convinced that he will be proclaimed a visionary whose clarion voice will span the 20th century from World War 11 to the new Millennium of the 21st century.
Reginalds work lets me see his thoughts through his eyes, he is indeed a poetry genius.
www.amazon.com /Inside-My-Head-Reginald-Lewis/dp/0595219209   (1296 words)

  
 Philippine Post Magazine: Loida Nicolas Lewis
Reginald Lewis always believed that hard work and dedication took a person where he wanted to go.
She was the business partner of Reginald F. Lewis,” says Gerry Schwartz, who heads the Toronto-based firm Onex, which bought the Canadian business from TLC Beatrice.
Lewis saw to it that I met all of his business associates,” she says.
www.philpost.com /0800pages/loida0800.html   (3987 words)

  
 Court TV Online - LEWIS
Joseph Sweeting and Reginald Oakley, who both faced murder charges with Ray Lewis, say they no longer respect or want to be friends with the NFL star.
Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting are charged with malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault in the post-Super Bowl stabbing deaths of Richard Lollar and Jacinth Baker outside an Atlanta nightclub.
The defendants were in the company of NFL linebacker Ray Lewis at the time of the murders, and Lewis also faced charges until June 5 when he pleaded to a lesser charge and agreed to testify for the state.
www.courttv.com /trials/raylewis/index.html   (455 words)

  
 Reginald F. Lewis African American Museum Opens To The Public -1 of 2- [Black Catholic News]
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum inspires and engages visitors with exhibits that celebrate self-determination and accomplishments of African Americans.
More than a decade in the making, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum inspired their first visitors with exhibitions and interactive galleries that tell the stories of some of the nation's most celebrated and courageous heroes.
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum is an institution demonstrating the diversity of the African American experience through stories, oral histories, exhibits and public programming.
www.nbccongress.org /black-catholic-news/reginald-f-lewis-museum-01.asp   (637 words)

  
 Acclaimed Black Author on Death Row - Reginald S Lewis
Lewis also discusses the cases of a number of fellow inmates whose prior unsatisfactory legal representation begs new consideration for their cases, and he reserves a special compassion for his writings about the women on death row.
Lewis, a one-time resident of Mt. Airy, does not seem like the kind of person you expect to meet through a sheet of bullet-proof glass in a super-maximum security prison (Graterford).
Lewis is on death row for the murder of a Philadelphia pimp in 1982, although he claims that he was in San Diego, California, at the time.
www.reginaldslewis.org   (2227 words)

  
 Reg Lewis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born in Bilston, Staffordshire, Lewis spent his entire career at Arsenal.
However, Lewis was constantly afflicted with injuries; after playing only 23 times between 1950 and 1953, he retired from the game at the early age of 33.
After retiring, Lewis first ran a pub, then worked in insurance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reg_Lewis   (196 words)

  
 Reginald F. Lewis African American Museum Opens To The Public -2 of 2- [Black Catholic News]
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum was incorporated in 1998, and in 2002, the Museum was honored to become a member of the Smithsonian Affiliates program.
In 2004, the Museum set out to inspire teachers and children through its unprecedented educational curriculum developed in partnership with the Maryland State Department of Education that was piloted to elementary and middle school students throughout the State of Maryland.
Admission to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum is $8 general admission, $6 for seniors 65+ and college students with I.D., children aged 6 and under and museum members are free.
www.nbccongress.org /black-catholic-news/reginald-f-lewis-museum-02.asp   (502 words)

  
 Reginald Lewis Down East (North Carolina) Photo History Book
Possessing an eye for the area's natural artistry, Reginald Lewis was able to photograph and capture truly the Down East experience.
Lewis recorded the area's charm by finding symmetry and compelling subject matter in the everyday and Mundane, such as scenes along the waterfront, from shrimpers returning after a long day's trip, to dilapidated boats lining the shoreline, to fishermen hard at work retrieving full nets, to cats finding leisure and sport along the docks.
Author Reginald Worth Lewis Jr., son of the famed photographer, has compiled a wonderful tribute to his father's career as an artist and preservationist.
www.faithfabric.com /books/nc_downeast.htm   (396 words)

  
 FC-New York - Grants That Make a Difference - Reginald F. Lewis Foundation Awards $5 Million for Museum of ...
The New York City-based Reginald F. Lewis Foundation has announced a $5 million grant for a new museum devoted to African-American history and culture in Baltimore, the Associated Press reports.
Construction on the 80,000-square-foot Reginald F. Lewis Maryland Museum of African American History and Culture is scheduled for September.
The Baltimore-born Lewis, who died in 1993 at age fifty, was Chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice International, at the time of Lewis' death the country's largest minority-owned business.
fdncenter.org /newyork/gtmd/ny_gtmd_070102.html   (1137 words)

  
 Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun by Reginald Lewis
is the inspiring story of Reginald Lewis: lawyer, Wall Street wizard, philanthropist — and the wealthiest fl man in American history.
When six-year-old Reginald Lewis overheard his grandparents discussing employment discrimination against African Americans, he asked, “Why should white guys have all the fun?" This self-assured child would grow up to become the CEO of Beatrice International and one of the most successful entrepreneurs ever.
At the time of his death in 1993, his personal fortune was estimated in excess of $400 million and his vast commercial empire spanned four continents.
www.blackbooksdirect.com /1574780360.html   (251 words)

  
 American Black Farmers Project Press
Media will also be the first to view the Reginald Lewis Museum’s new community gallery exhibit, “From Freedom’s Shadow: African Americans and the United States Capitol.” This exhibit covers the involvement of African Americans in the U.S. Capitol, from enslaved labor during construction to current Congressional representation.
Both of these exhibitions are receiving their premiere in Baltimore, and will be traveling around the country after being displayed at the Reginald Lewis Museum.
To learn more about the Reginald F. Lewis Museum or to obtain visitor information, please visit the Museum’s web site at www.AfricanAmericanCulture.org or call 443-263-1800.
www.johnficara.com /blackfarmers/black_farmers_press2.html   (461 words)

  
 Reginald Sinclair Lewis - Writings From Pennsylvania's Death Row
Lewis, who is currently being held on Death Row, has written a essay
If you have any questions or comments, or would like to contact Reggie, contact him directly...
"The Corridors of Death," (essay), "Autumn Dawn," "Death Row'," "Wanna Go Home." "In the big Yard," and "Where Are You Now?" (poems reprinted), "Prayer of the Altar Boy, "The Reginald S. Lewis Page.
www.ccadp.org /reginaldlewis.htm   (817 words)

  
 Reginald Lewis Museum of Maryland African America History
Reginald Lewis Museum of Maryland African America History
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum focuses on the African American experience throughout history.
The museum's main exhibits explore African Americans history in Maryland, roles in labor, influences in the fine arts and commitment to America.
tiger.towson.edu /users/kparod2/ReginaldLewis.htm   (132 words)

  
 Haitian Diaspora: The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and Culture
January 2006__From the day I found out about the plan to build the Reginald Lewis Museum of African-American History and Culture in the vicinity of Baltimore Inner Harbor, more than a year ago, I promised myself that I would visit it.
Although I left Baltimore shortly after its opening in June 2005, I seized the opportunity to fulfill my pledge and satisfy my curiosity when my husband and I went back last October for the wedding of a friend.
The Reginald Lewis Museum is located at 830 East Pratt Street in Baltimore.
www.haitiandiaspora.com /viewpoint/editorials/RFLewismuseum.htm   (311 words)

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