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 ...

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.” ...

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 ...

Johnson also becomes the first African American to serve on the board of directors of Commmonwealth Edison.

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Despite even having an endorsement deal with Afro Sheen, he was forced to cut the distinctive style, and Steinbrenner reimbursed him for the lost endorsement package. Lou Piniella also faced the ...