Henry Wofford

First African  American oil drilling  company in Wichia, Kansas.

James E. Barfield

 First African American to sell NEW automobiles in Wichita, Ks (1967)

First African American to sell radio advertising in Wichita.(1972) 

First African American to host a Television Talk Show in Wichita (1993)

First African American to market a full line of cosmetics in Kansas and 22 other states. (1979)