Sheila Crump Johnson (born January 25, 1949) is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the first billionaire African-American woman.[1]
Johnson is team president, managing partner, and governor of the WNBA's Washington Mystics, a position she earned before the 2005 season. On May 24, 2005, Washington Sports and Entertainment Chairman, Abe Pollin, sold the Mystics to Lincoln Holdings LLC, where Johnson served as president. She is the first African-American woman to be an owner or partner in three professional sports franchises: the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Wizards (NBA), and the Washington Mystics (WNBA). Johnson is CEO of Salamander Hospitality, a company she founded in 2005. Salamander's portfolio includes: Reunion Resort located in Reunion, Florida; The Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, a 900-acre (3.6 km2), 72 hole PGA tour golf course in Palm Harbor, FL; Hotel Bennett in Charleston, South Carolina; Half Moon in Montego Bay, Jamaica; Aurora Anguilla in British West Indies; and The Salamander Resort & Spa in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Middleburg, Virginia.[2]
^"7 things I learned from the first black female billionaire". BizWoman. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
^Garman, Erica (September 2008). "Spa Aims to Turn Cold Shoulder Into Warm Embrace". Washington Post.
Sheila Crump Johnson (born January 25, 1949) is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the first billionaire...
was targeting children and teens. In a 2010 interview, BET co-founder SheilaJohnson explained that she herself is "ashamed" of what the network has become...
novel which became a best-seller.) They divorced and he later married SheilaJohnson. "When I met him in the mid-50s," wrote jazz musician David Amram, Carr...
included Kerry Armstrong, Anthony LaPaglia, and Geoffrey Rush. Film writer SheilaJohnson said the film was "one of the best to emerge from Australia in years...
Parsons students to create a special environmental installation at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center as well as on the campus water towers to introduce the...
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($642 million inflation adjusted). Robert L. Johnson's divorce in 2001 after 31 or 32 years from SheilaJohnson: estimated at $400 million ($678 million inflation...
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Created by Black Entertainment Television chief operating officer SheilaJohnson, and award-winning, originating broadcast producer Tony Regusters, Teen...
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neighborhood of Washington DC. Sheila C. Johnson, co-founder of BET and ex-wife of Charlotte Sting owner Robert L. Johnson, is the managing partner. The...
Newer buildings have garnered a multitude of awards. Among these is The SheilaJohnson Design Center, which attracted media attention for its revolutionary...
taken part in ESP classes. Reported participants included businesswoman SheilaJohnson, former Surgeon General Antonia Novello, Enron executive Stephen Cooper...
Shore Harry Connick Jr., Branford Marsalis Elie Wiesel Andrew Shue, Charles Best Jeff Skoll, Ivan Hageman Sean Parker Peter Diamandis, SheilaJohnson...
Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party Fred Hampton, businesswoman SheilaJohnson, actor Dennis Franz, musician John Prine, and astronaut Eugene Cernan...
and Pam Williams approached SheilaJohnson for help in financing the film. After reading Danny Strong's screenplay, Johnson pitched in her own $2.7 million...
Awards. "Jefferson Awards Foundation Honors Joe Torre, Deval Patrick, SheilaJohnson, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi as 2017 National Public...
separation, ending in divorce. In 1930, Johnson married Margaret (Maggi) Shea. They had one child, SheilaJohnson Brutsch (born 1939). The couple divorced...
Special Contributor" NBC News, January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018. Johnson, Steve (July 20, 2018). "Smithsonian's 'Watching Oprah' a powerful reminder...
half-sister, SheilaJohnson. His paternal grandfather was Robert Wood Johnson I, one of the three brothers who founded Johnson & Johnson. His aunt Evangeline...
The Last of Sheila is a 1973 American whodunnit mystery film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim. It starred Richard...
expanded in the 2000s, with the renovated, award-winning design of the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at 66 Fifth Avenue on 13th Street. The Cooper Union...
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