The black community has long complained about the parade of embarrassing and exploitative fare that gets passed off as entertainment on BET, and now we are getting criticism coming from an unusual source: BET co-founder Sheila Johnson. At an art and film festival in Monterey, CA, Johnson was surprisingly open about what her former network [...]
Bob Johnson Launches Faith-Friendly ALRIGHT TV YouTube Channel
August 5, 2012 | Posted by
Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies, recently announced an agreement with YouTube to develop a new faith-friendly channel. ALRIGHT TV is a faith-friendly channel designed to appeal to the aspirational and inspirational goals of consumers of all ages with an emphasis on content that informs, entertains, and addresses personal and family-related [...]
Billionaire Bob Johnson Calls for Action to Close Wealth Gap Between Blacks and Whites
June 23, 2012 | Posted by
Black billionaire Robert L. Johnson told a gathering of the Conservative Black Forum that the United States must be willing to employ “race recognition remedies” to close the enormous wealth gap between black and white families, otherwise it will jeopardize the future economic viability of the entire nation. The forum, organized by Rep. Allen West, a [...]
