[OMIK] George E Johnson deceased at 99 yr old

[Paul Washington]

Lloyd,

Thanks for sharing…

Paul, KQ3X
Waldorf, MD

On Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM Lloyd Mitchell KO4L via OMIK <
omik at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/business/george-e-johnson-dead.html
>
> George E. Johnson, a hair-care magnate who rose from a sharecropper’s cabin
> to found, with his wife, Joan, what was said to be the first Black-owned
> company listed on a major American stock exchange, and who made a fortune
> on products like Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, died on Monday at his home in
> Chicago. He was 99.
> --
> Lloyd M. Mitchell (KO4L)
> lmitchell at gmail.com
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