Background
His wife, Maureen Black (née Peres) is the daughter of Harold Peres, legendary music producer and record distributor of Solomon and Peres, a United Kingdom and Northern Ireland based company which later was acquired by Decca Records.
His wife, Maureen Black (née Peres) is the daughter of Harold Peres, legendary music producer and record distributor of Solomon and Peres, a United Kingdom and Northern Ireland based company which later was acquired by Decca Records.
King William"s College. Trinity College; California Western School of Law.
By 1970, ERG was the world"s second largest Electronic Rental Company in the world with operations in 22 countries. From 1967 to 1973, he owned Gola Sporting Goods. In 1986, The Independent Broadcasting Authority (International Business Alliance) invited private sector companies to apply for a new television franchise via satellite.
The acquisition helped Granada Television to be awarded the fifteen-year franchise.
In 1978, Black"s ERG subsidiary, Vision Hire, along with King Sobhuza II of Swaziland, founded the Swaziland Television Broadcasting Corporation (STBC). From 1978 to 1979, the Swaziland Government positioned television satellites toward South Africa to provide anti-Apartheid broadcasting to South Africa.
Black was considered a silent player in the fight against Apartheid. In 1983, the government of the Kingdom of Swaziland nationalized Black"s privately owned company.
The company had a monopoly in all television gadgets or equipment, as a result, they government also acquired and operated Vision Hire.
With the change of the television station from STBC to STVA, the name of Vision Hire was changed to the Swaziland Television Authority Rentals (STAR). In 1995, he was awarded an Honorary Juris Doctorate. Later that year, California Western School of Law opened the Black Family Law Library in his honor.
He is the grandfather of film and television writer, Keith Doctorate. Black.
In 1970, Black and Solomon sold Major Minor Records to the Electric and Music Industries Group for a reported £10M. Foreign many years, Black and the Solomon Brothers were among the largest shareholders of Decca Records. In 1993, The London Times featured an article on Black, the Solomon brothers, and the Oppenheim family, discussing their influence and pioneering success in British politics and British People’s Culture for over 50 years.
The Times described them as one of the most influential dynasties in Great Britain.
In 1982, Black moved to San Diego, California, United States., where he owned and operated Video Library, which later became known as Blockbuster Incorporated. In retirement, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mingei International Museum and was California Western School of Law"s Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1994, and continued to serve as Chairman Emeritus.