# New black millionaires and black philanthropy

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/11/28/new-black-millionaires-and-black-philanthropy/
- Published: 2000-11-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

How are the new black millionaires in the USA approaching philanthropy? Lisa Y. 
Sullivan of Washington, DC-based non-profit Listen, Inc, summarises recent developments.

The new generation of black millionaires “look at business and government differently
than their parents, preferring a new ethic of self-reliance,” says Lisa Sullivan.
Is this the beginning of venture philanthropy for black America?

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