Bob Johnson – Black Enterprise

Here's a Black history fact: BET Founder Robert L. Johnson created a litany of Black millionaires by selling BET. Bob Johnson brought the whole table to...

Black Men Xcel Business Leadership

Money, Power, Partnerships: BET Founder Bob Johnson Rallies For Blacks to Build, Preserve, and Pass Down Wealth

Derek MajorOctober 14, 2022October 14, 2022

by Derek MajorOctober 14, 2022October 14, 20221999

The final day of the Black Men Xcel Summit began with a chat between Black Enterprise CEO Earl Butch Graves Jr. and BET Founder, first Black...

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BET Founder Bob Johnson To Speak At Black Enterprise’s 2022 Black Men Xcel Summit

Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 8, 2022October 11, 2022

by Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 8, 2022October 11, 20222852

Hear from one of the nation’s top businessmen on closing the racial wealth gap at the 2022 Black Men Xcel Summit....

Business News Politics

BET Founder Robert Johnson: Build Back Better Plan Should Fund Black Businesses

Derek MajorFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022

by Derek MajorFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 20221248

BET Founder Robert Johnson told CNBC the Biden administration's Build Back Better bill needs additional steps to tackle the wealth gap....

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Billionaire Media Mogul John Malone Invests In BET Founder Bob Johnson’s 401 (K) Program

Jeffrey McKinneyNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyNovember 25, 2020November 25, 202011419

John Malone and Bob Johnson announced that Malone has purchased a minority stake in the Retirement Clearinghouse LLC (RCH). ...

Money

BET Founder Bob Johnson Says This 401(k) Program Would Generate $191 Billion in Retirement Savings for Black Workers

Jeffrey McKinneyJuly 15, 2020July 15, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyJuly 15, 2020July 15, 202016732

BET founder Bob Johnson told Black Enterprise that if large 401(k) record keepers like Vanguard and Fidelity would embrace auto portability, it would generate $191...

News Politics

BET Founder Bob Johnson Encourages Black Lives Matter To Form A Political Party

Derek MajorJune 17, 2020June 18, 2020

by Derek MajorJune 17, 2020June 18, 202018702

BET founder Bob Johnson says the Black Lives Matter movement should use its momentum to form its own political party...

Business

BET Co-Founder Bob Johnson Goes Full Reparations: Cut Black America A $14 Trillion Check Or Expect More Rebellions

moguldomJune 17, 2020June 16, 2020

by moguldomJune 17, 2020June 16, 202020323

Robert L. Johnson, the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the RLJ Companies has just issued a statement on Black American reparations and a...