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Sheila Johnson Remains Unhappy With The State of BET

During a recent speaking engagement at the Carmel Art and Film Festival in Monterey County California, Sheila Johnson, the co-founder of BET, had a few choice words about the current state of the network. In reminiscing about the network, she did praise Teen Summit as being one of her greatest accomplishments, “All those young people…

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Sheila C. Johnson: All-Around Mogul

Quick: Who is the first billionaire among African-American women? It isn’t Oprah. It’s Sheila Crump Johnson, the Chi-town native who cannot seem to sit still. Overseeing luxury hotels and basketball franchises? No problem. Endorsing the man from Honolulu, Hawaii as the next U.S. president? Easy. Agonizing through a break-up? Common. Recovering from a high-profile divorce…