Robert L. Johnson

Robert Louis Johnson is an American entrepreneur media magnate executive philanthropist and investor He is the cofounder of BET which was acquired by Viacom in 2001 He also founded RLJ Companies a holding company that invests in various business sectors Johnson is the former majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats He became the first AfricanAmerican billionaire in 2001 Johnsons companies have counted among the most prominent AfricanAmerican businesses in the late twentieth and early twentyfirst centuries