Famous African American
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- Richard Austin
- Bert N. Mitchell
- Mary Washington
- Jesse Blayton
- Richard Austin graduated from his large Detroit high school at the top of his class. While a teenager, he had developed a bookkeeping practice with primarily black and Jewish clients. One of his professors helped him meet the experience requirement, and he went on to have a successful CPA firm in the city. He was elected Wayne County Auditor in 1966, narrowly lost a race that would have made him Detroits first black mayor in 1969, and was elected as Michigans Secretary of State in 1971. Re-elected four times, he served in the role for over two decades.
- Richard Austin
- Professor Jesse B. Blayton was known as the Dean of Negro Accountants because he encouraged and trained numerous African-American CPAs. He taught at Morehouse College and Atlanta University for decades, and consulted with cabinet members in President Franklin Roosevelts administration regarding the impact of New Deal programs on the black community
- Jesse Blayton
- Bert N. Mitchell became the 100th African-American CPA in 1965. He founded the country's largest black-owned CPA firm,
- His firm was a leader in expanding opportunity to African Americans in the profession.
- Bert N. Mitchell
- Mary T. Washington was the founder of Washington, Pittman, and McKeever LLC, one of the largest black-owned CPA firms in the country.
- She provided the experience needed to earn a CPA to many African Americans who could not find employment elsewhere.
- Mary Washington
- one person i feel like had the biggest impact on the account profession is mary washington the reason i say that is because She provided the experience needed to earn a CPA to many African Americans who could not find employment elsewhere.
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