Most Powerful Black Celebrities
2005 has been a great year for black business internationally. We made great strides at cracking the class ceiling but the struggle continues. This is a look back at some of the people who had great s[more]
"An overwhelming percentage of our users agreed that Minister Farrakhan made the most positive impact on the Black community over the past year and chose him as the person most worthy to receive the h[more]
Jay-Z will be shelling out $25 000 after he lost a bet Wednesday night to the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats owner Robert Johnson.[more]
Robert Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, on Tuesday said he has signed a letter of intent with Carlyle Group to form a private equity fund manager.[more]
RLJ Development, the company founded by BET founder Robert Johnson and Norfolk, Va. Officials announced plans Wednesday to build a luxury hotel and condominium project next to a new conference center [more]
The PalmBeachPost.com reports that Sheriff's deputies are investigating the origin of a racist letter which was sent to Wellington's Palm Beach Polo. The letter expressed the writer's wish to bomb pla[more]
Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, today announced that he has signed a letter of intent with Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM), the asset management division of Deutsche[more]
BET has hired veteran filmmaker Reginald Hudlin as its chief programmer, a move that industry observers hailed as a positive sign for a network that has long faced criticism for lacking quality progra[more]
The Charlotte Bobcats the NBA team owned by BET founder Robert Johnson have decided to shut down its regional sports network C-SET after less than a year on the air. Since it's launch the network has [more]
BET founder and CEO Robert Johnson, America's first black billionaire, announced Thursday that he will step down in January 2006 from the cable channel he launched 25 years ago.
Johnson will vacate [more]
