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Robert l. johnson net worth

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.

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