Johnson, 89, co-founded Johnson Products Company, the pioneering black hair care company which made iconic products such as Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen. She died Friday in Chicago after a long illness.She started Johnson Products Company in Chicago in 1954 with her husband, George Johnson. They took a $250 investment and turned it into a multi-million dollar company which became the first black-owned company to be traded on the American Stock Exchange .
I can't remember any other product that was really synonymous with the African American community."The company also helped the growth of another American icon which got its start in Chicago:"Soul Train." In the early 1970s Johnson Products became a sponsor of the groundbreaking TV dance and musical variety program, which went on to run in national syndication for almost four decades.She was a college trusteeJohnson's family described her as an advocate for women.
That's good
We are so grateful for all the generous kind souls that saw the value and historical significance of the archives of Jet magazine and purchased them for the Smithsonian African-American Museum. A testament to the Johnson's work and the story of a people will be preserved.
riaalexand The replies to this make me sad.
More of typical race baiting and racist propaganda fakeNews
Cutting edge news, CNN...🤣
The disgusting comments from the far-right on this story is why HillaryClinton should have never apologized for calling them Deplorables
She culturally appropriated that blonde hair.