Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Allow Me To Introduce To You: Robert Johnson, Self-Made Billionaire

From CNN Money comes this piece about BET founder, owner of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, and filthy rich man, Robert Johnson.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, says he's forming a private equity fund manager with Carlyle Group, the latest step in Johnson's efforts to build the largest African-American owned asset management company in the U.S.

Who says that a black man can't make it in America?

4 comments:

G_in_AL said...

Poor guy has had to fight racism his whole life to make BILLIONS!!

LA Sunset said...

Yeah G. He's a poor guy alright.

G_in_AL said...

If I fight racism, can I make a couple billion?

LA Sunset said...

Who knows, G? If you have a the mind of an innovative entrepeneur, the sky's the limit. That's capitalism and that's how Mr. Johnson got his wealth. It all started with an idea.