Sheila Johnson

Entrepreneur and BET co-found Sheila Johnson recently spoke with Roland Martin about jobs, the state of the economy, the need for workforce diversity, forcing corporate America to diversify and adopt practices that promote inclusion on all levels of business. Johnson explained during her sit down with Martin our “economy is very fragile right now.” As a result […]

African Americans spend $1.1 trillion dollars per year, advertisers are spending $75 billion per year and black media companies are getting less than 3% of those advertising dollars. Why are we spending more and getting less? Ron Busby from the U.S. Black Chamber, Inc., Christal Watson, President of Kansas Black Chamber of Commerce, and Charles O’Neal, Principal of […]

From TheDailyBeast.com: Black Entertainment Television, which Sheila Crump Johnson and her husband Bob started three decades ago with $15,000 in seed money and a $500,000 investment from media mogul John Malone, made her one of wealthiest women in America.