George E. Johnson Sr., Pioneer of Black Hair Care Empire and First Black-Owned Company on American Stock Exchange, Dies at 99

George E. Johnson Sr., founder of the multimillion-dollar hair care business Johnson Products, died last week in Chicago at age 99, marking the end of a legacy that made his company the first Black-owned firm listed on the American Stock Exchange [1][2]. His death impacts the Black business ecosyste

• black-owned-business
• hair-care
• executive-legacy
• stock-exchange
• economic-empowerment