Robert L. Johnson
Robert Louis Johnson (born April 8, 1946) is American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor. He is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001. He is also the founder of RLJ Companies which is a holding company that invests in various business sectors. Johnson is the former majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His company is listed d among the most prominent African American businesses in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Early Life and Education
Johnson was born in 1946 in French Camp, California. His mother was a schoolteacher, and his father was a farmer. Johnson graduated from the University of Illinois in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in social studies. At the University of Illinois, Johnson became a member of the Beta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He received a master's degree in public affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University in 1972.
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Early Life and Education
Johnson was born in 1946 in French Camp, California. His mother was a schoolteacher, and his father was a farmer. Johnson graduated from the University of Illinois in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in social studies. At the University of Illinois, Johnson became a member of the Beta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He received a master's degree in public affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University in 1972.
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