Not every use of memes on the internet has to be to poke fun at somebody, or demean the person who's featured in them. On occasion, they're used to mock the prejudices of others. That was the case in the use of 'Successful Black Man,' around whom a caption would usually be printed which started off with a racial stereotype, and then subverted that same stereotype below the picture.
We're happy to report that 'Successful Black Man' really is exactly what his nickname suggests! The pose was struck for a stock photo, and originally put online by Shutterstock, with the title 'Handsome African American businessman dressed in a black suit,' which doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Although we don't have his name, it's understood that the subject is both a professional bodybuilder and an electrical engineer.