John H. Johnson

John Johnson was born on January 19, 1918 in a rural village in Arkansas, Arkansas. His parents are Leroy Johnson and Gertrude Jenkins Johnson. When John was eight years old, his father died in a sawmill accident. He took part in an overcrowded and isolated elementary school in the area. In the early 1930s, there was no African-American public high school in Arkansas. His mother heard that African Americans got a better chance in Chicago and saved her a small income as a laundry woman and chef, and she asked her house in Chicago for years I could afford to transfer.

Johnson Press began with a $ 500 loan in 1942 and finally became a sufficiently large media empire In 1982, founder Johnson Johnson made a list of the 400 richest Americans at Forbes magazine for the first time became. Black people When WVON radio station hosted a program called "Change 28 Blacks in America" ​​in the Black History Month of 2007, Johnson died in 2005 and ranked 7th after the outstanding figures like Martin Luther King It was ranked. , Rosa Park, Sir Good Marshall

John Johnson was born on January 19, 1918 in a rural village in Arkansas, Arkansas. His parents are Leroy Johnson and Gertrude Jenkins Johnson. When John was eight years old, his father died in a sawmill accident. He took part in an overcrowded and isolated elementary school in the area. In the early 1930s, there was no African-American public high school in Arkansas. - As you travel through the streets of almost all the cities and towns in the USA it is clear that the boundary between the clothes once considered black and the style of Caucasian is becoming increasingly less clear. This is especially true for younger children of junior and senior high school. The labels once reserved for urban blacks and Latino children and relaxing pants and shirts of vivid colors are now worn by white people in wealthy suburban communities

As one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in the United States, John Johnson was born out of the welfare of the Great Depression and became one of the most successful black merchants in American history; the founder of Ebony, Jet and many other publications. Like that person, this autobiography is arrogant, exciting and truly memorable. Reginald Lewis's exciting story: lawyers, Wall Street wizards, philanthropists, and the richest blacks in American history. Reginald became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history with CEO of Beatrice International. When he died in 1993, his personal property was estimated to be over $ 400 million, and his vast business empire spread to four continents. This book is a brilliant portrait depicting proud, intense person, a sharp expression of his words, and corresponding wisdom. They will be satisfied with the excellence of themselves and other people.