Black History Month: Robert Johnson Becomes A Billionaire
January 28, 2020 12:04PM EST
HOLLYWOOD , CA – OCTOBER 26: Musician Alicia Keys performs for BET Chairman Robert L. Johnson during his retirement party at the Montmartre Lounge on October 26, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)
Robert Johnson became the first African American to become a billionaire when he sold the cable entertainment network he started, BET in 2001.
