Help us Continue to tell OUR Story and join the AFRO family as a member subscribers are now members! In 1980, Johnson was the recipient of the Horatio Alger Award. Johnson Products was the largest Black cosmetics company in the U.S. Bouette also partnered with Ebony Magazine founder John Johnson (no relation). Interview December 18, 2003", "Johnson Products Co. regroups after a family row", "Joan Johnson, Whose Company Broke a Racial Barrier, Dies at 89", Chicago Defender, In Memoriam, Joan B. Johnson (16 October 1929; 6 September 2019), Chicago Sun-Times, Joan Johnson, co-founder of trailblazing black hair care company, dies at 89, Launched in 1954 with her husband, Johnson Products would become the first black-owned company traded on the American Stock Exchange, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_E._Johnson_Sr.&oldid=1145064371, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, The first African American to have a company to be listed on the, This page was last edited on 17 March 2023, at 02:45. He worked until 1954 when he left to start his own company, Johnson Products Company. In addition, Johnson is the first African American to be elected as a director of the board of Commonwealth Edison Company. At the age of eight, while attending Doolittle Elementary School, he began work as a shoe shine boy. 19. Commentdocument.getElementById("comment").setAttribute("id","ad9af01621084da6ec5d8350345c1385");document.getElementById("f8e4e772f6").setAttribute("id","comment"); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. bowling alley. While NASCAR drivers make zooming around the track at top speed look easy, in reality, its anything but race car driving takes immense skill and concentration. Before retiring,Jeff Burton also known as The Mayor was able to rack up 21 Sprint Cup Series and 27 Xfinity Series wins. peak net worth: $594.2 million In office: 1789-1797 George Washington was America's first president and also its wealthiest for more than a century. They decided to marry without fanfare in a small ceremony on March 30th. "Johnson, George E. 1927 Carl Edwardsdrives Joe Gibbs Racings No. Facebook gives people. Johnson, however, remarried Joan in 1995 and in 1998, Carson Products bought the company. Chicago was home to the countrys biggest Black bank, Independence Bank. Atlanta's Wealthiest People - Atlanta Business Chronicle The Brown family is behind Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, and Old Forester, among other alcohol brands.