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Sheila Crump Johnson (born January 25, 1949) is an American billionaire businesswoman, co-founder of BET, and CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts. [1] Johnson is a vice chairman and partner of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, a professional sports holding company which manages the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Wizards (NBA), and ...
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sheila Johnson, the first Black female billionaire, about her account of surviving an emotionally abusive marriage. Johnson's new memoir is Walk Through Fire.
Sheila Johnson cofounded cable TV channel Black Entertainment Network in 1979 with her then-husband Robert. Viacom bought it for $3 billion in 2001. After her divorce in...
Sheila Johnson made history as America's first Black female billionaire after co-founding BET. She broke barriers and found success as an entrepreneur, hotel mogul and...
The co-founder of Black Entertainment Television plunged into luxury hotels, sports teams and a film festival after her company was sold. Sheila Johnson, photographed at her flagship Salamander...
Sheila Johnson, entrepreneur, philanthropist and co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, opens up about her life journey in her new memoir, "Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of...
Perhaps to her chagrin, Johnson is best known as the cofounder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), the media mecca that earned her the title of the first Black woman billionaire...
Sheila Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts. Photo: Drew Xeron/Courtesy of Salamander Resort & Spa. After a successful career in entertainment, Sheila Johnson, the cofounder of BET...
Sheila Johnson, the first Black female billionaire, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts and co-owner of the Washington Mystics, has debuted her memoir “Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss ...
Entrepreneur Sheila Johnson made a name for herself as the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, known as BET, and became the first Black woman billionaire. She later became the CEO of Salamander Resorts and Hotels and the co-owner of three professional sports teams.