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George E. Johnson, Who Built a Black Hair-Care Empire, Dies

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Entrepreneur George E Johnson dies at 99: Explore how his legacy in Black business stretches from "Soul Train" to Afro Sheen
George E. Johnson, founder of Johnson Products and early “Soul Train” sponsor, dies at 99. Explore his business legacy on REVOLT.

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George E. Johnson, Who Built a Black Hair-Care Empire, Dies at 99
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Black haircare icon George E. Johnson, known for Afro Sheen, dies at 99
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George E. Johnson Sr., founder of Johnson Products Company, dies at 99
George E. Johnson Sr., the onetime chemist who built Chicago-based Johnson Products Co., the nation’s largest producer of cosmetics and hair products for African Americans, died on Monday at his Chica...

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Black business icon, Afro Sheen founder dies at 99
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George E. Johnson, An Entrepreneur Who Revolutionized The Haircare Industry, Passes Away At 99 Years Old
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George E. Johnson, founder of pioneering Black hair products company, dead at 99
The Johnson Products Company was founded in 1954, catering to African Americans' evolving tastes in hairstyles, fashion and cosmetics in an era when U.S. companies and advertisers paid little attentio...

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Chicago businessman George E. Johnson dies at 99
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Black hair care pioneer George E. Johnson Sr. dies at 99
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We can thank the Afro Sheen founder for 'The Sound of Philadelphia'

Like many Black children growing up in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Mount Airy author Hilary Beard had fond memories of Afros and Soul Train dancers. “I was a little Black girl with braids who sat between my mother’s knees every day as she combed my hair and oiled my scalp with Ultra Sheen,
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Soul Train Fans Bop on Broadway in Cornelius Fete

NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of “Soul Train” boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the show’s late creator, Don Cornelius. About 100 ...
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