Promotus Advertising, (from Latin Promotus, meaning: "to advance (someone) to a higher grade or office"; "to move forward, advance"; "to further the growth or progress of (anything).") located in Indianapolis, Indiana, was started in 1983 by Bruce Bryant during a time when there were very few African Americans working in the advertising business and no African American owned agencies.
Bruce Bryant had an African American working for him in the advertising business.
There were very few African Americans working in the advertising business and no African American owned agencies, but the paragraph does not define whether or not Bruce had one working for him.
