For many Black people, Afro Sheen is a household name. Businessman George Johnson created the products in 1954 on Chicago’s ...

For many Black people, Afro Sheen is a household name. For many Black people, Afro Sheen is a household name. Businessman George Johnson created the products in 1954 on Chicago’s South Side.

As the founder of Johnson Products, makers of Afro Sheen, he used his wealth to support other entrepreneurs, education, civil rights, and even Soul Train. He tells the story in his new book ...

George E. Johnson, at 97, is a rich man. He’s been a rich man since the 1960s. He’s owned yachts, cattle ranches and a home ...

It’s been a life. And yet Johnson, as he insists in his new memoir, “Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from ‘Soul Train’ to Wall Street,” never thought ...

E. B. Du Bois. “Afro Sheen” is the story of George Ellis Johnson who created the Johnson Products Company, the company that gave us Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen – and sponsored “Soul Train.” ...

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George E. Johnson, 97, in his Chicago home, Feb. 18, 2025. Johnson founded Johnson Products Co., the maker of Afro Sheen and many other products. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) George E.