1. A
Business Legend
ROBERT L. JOHNSON

2. Robert L. Johnson
o is the founder of television network Black
Entertainment Television (BET)
o is Chairman and Founder of RLJ Development
o is the former majority owner of the Charlotte
Bobcats, rapper Nelly, NBA legend and the
majority owner Michael Jordan.
o is the first black person to be listed on any of
Forbes world's rich list.

3. WAS BORN IN…
On April 8, 1946

4. BUT SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD
AT…
Freeport, Illinois

5. was the ninth of 10 children born to
Edna Johnson and Archie Johnson

6. GRADUATED FROM…

7. STUDIED HISTORY
AT
University of Illinois
and graduated in 1968

8. AND MARRIED Sheila Johnson
IN THE YEAR 1969

9. Black Entertainment Television
• He launched the first cable television network
aimed at African Americans named BET
• The network was launched on January 25, 1980
• In 1991 it became the first black-controlled company
listed on the New York Stock Exchange
• In 2003 it was owned by VIACOM and Johnson
became the richest black person in the U.S

10. The RLJ Companies, founded by Robert L.
Johnson, is an innovative business network
that provides strategic investments in a
diverse portfolio of companies. The RLJ
Companies seeks to target undiscovered or
underserved markets then exercise solid
management to achieve results

11. THE RLG COMPANIES