BET co-founder Sheila Johnson talks about her 'Walk Through ... - ABC News
Sep 26, 2023 · Entrepreneur Sheila Johnson made a name for herself as the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, known as BET, and became the first Black woman billionaire. She later became the CEO of Salamander Resorts and Hotels and the co-owner of …
BET co-founder Sheila Johnson says writing new memoir helped ... - CBS News
Sep 18, 2023 · BET sold for nearly $3 billion in 2001, catapulting Johnson into the history books as the nation's first Black female billionaire. But it also came with some hard times. Johnson has accused...
BET cofounder Sheila Johnson writes her Cinderella story was ... - NPR
Sep 28, 2023 · NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sheila Johnson, the first Black female billionaire, about her account of surviving an emotionally abusive marriage. Johnson's new memoir is Walk Through Fire.
BET Co-Founder Sheila Johnson's New Memoir 'Walk Through …
Sep 20, 2023 · Sheila Johnson is candidly telling her story of challenges and triumph. On Monday (September 18), during an interview with CBS Mornings, Johnson opened up about her new book – Walk Through...
Sheila Johnson on walking through fire - CBS News
Sep 17, 2023 · The co-founder of BET and co-owner of three sports teams faced adversity on her way to becoming the first Black female billionaire. She tells her story in a new book, "Walk Through Fire: A Memoir...
Sheila Johnson Gets Candid About Her Struggles - Washingtonian
Sep 20, 2023 · Sheila Johnson was walking through Times Square when she found out that the company she cofounded, BET, had been sold: She learned of the life-changing deal when she happened to see it on a news ticker. It was November 2000, and the sale—worth around $3 billion—made her unimaginably wealthy.
Sheila Johnson | Video | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover - PBS
Feb 9, 2024 · Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sheila Johnson, the co-founder of BET who now owns sports teams and luxury hotels, discusses her memoir “Walk Through Fire” on how she overcame adversity to ...
BET co-founder Sheila Johnson says writing her new memoir ... - CBS News
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and co-founder of BET Sheila Johnson joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her new book, "Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph."
BET co-founder, sports exec Sheila Johnson to publish memoir
Mar 27, 2023 · “Walk Through Fire” will document her rise from a middle class family in Illinois to becoming a pioneering Black woman billionaire, and how she endured her troubled marriage to fellow BET founder Robert L. Johnson.
Sheila Johnson on new memoir and her inspiring journey as an ... - ABC News
Sep 25, 2023 · ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Sheila Johnson, the co-founder of BET and the first Black female billionaire, discussing her memoir "Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph."