He died Monday of heart failure. Johnson was one of the first entrepreneurs to build a successful business empire by catering to the African-American community. He paved the way for others, like BET founder Robert Johnson.
He was a great American. >From the article: --- The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Johnson gave blacks the first mirror to see themselves "as a people of dignity, a people with intelligence and beauty." --- http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/09/johnson.obit.ap/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168622 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
