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Robert L. Johnson

Robert Louis Johnson[2] (born April 8, 1946 is American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001 .[3] He is also the founder of RLJ Companies which is a holding company that invests in various business sectors .Johnson is the former majority owner of the Charlotte company is listed d among the most prominent African-American businesses in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries[4]

Early Life and Education

Johnson was born in 1946 in French Camp, California.[5] His mother was a schoolteacher and his father was a farmer . Johnson graduated from the University of Illinois in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in social studies . At the University of Illinois, Johnson became a member of the Beta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity . He received a master's degree in public affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University in 1972 .[6]

Personal life

He married Shelia Johnson[7] in 1969 and have 2 children .They divorced in 2001 .Johnson dated Lauren Wooden, who is 33 years younger, in married in May 2016, Greg Mathis officiated.[8]

References

  1. ↑Miller, Matthew (May 6, 2009). "The Wealthiest Black Americans". Forbes Magazine. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  2. ↑Bryant, Adam (2011-11-12). "No Ranting and Raving Is Permitted". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  3. ↑"Bob Johnson moves way beyond BET - Nov. 7, 2012". 2013-09-21. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  4. ↑Rhoden, William C. (2004-06-21). "Sports of The Times; First Item for the Bobcats: Win Over the Community". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  5. ↑"The Market Nobody Wanted - October 1, 2002". . Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  6. ↑"RLJ Lodging Trust Form 10-K Annual Report". . Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  7. ↑Johnson, Darragh (2005-09-25). "Sheila Johnson, Marrying Very Well". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  8. ↑"Lowes Comoanies Inc form 20-K". . Retrieved 2020-04-10.

Craig johnson biography Craig Johnson is an American writer best know for his series of novels featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire. Johnson was born in Huntington, West Virginia in 1961, he now resides in a small hamlet near Sheridan, Wyoming named Ucross, with a population of 25.