Background
Johnson, John H. was born on January 19, 1918 in Arkansas City, Arkansas, United States. Son of Leroy and Gertrude (Jenkins) Johnson.
( One of Americas wealthiest entrepreneurs, John H. John...)
One of Americas wealthiest entrepreneurs, John H. Johnson rose from the welfare rolls of the Depression to become the most successful Black businessman in American history; the founder of Ebony, Jet, and EM magazines; and a member of the Forbes 400. Like the man himself, this autobiography is brash, inspirational, and truly unforgettable.
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Johnson, John H. was born on January 19, 1918 in Arkansas City, Arkansas, United States. Son of Leroy and Gertrude (Jenkins) Johnson.
Student, University Chicago. Student, Northwestern University. Student, Howard University.
Doctor of Laws, Central State College. Doctor of Laws, Shaw University. Doctor of Laws, North Carolina College.
Doctor of Laws, Benedict College. Doctor of Laws, Carnegie-Mellon Institute. Doctor of Laws, Morehouse College.
Doctor of Laws, North Carolina A. and T. State University. Doctor of Laws, Syracuse University. Doctor of Laws, Eastern Michigan University.
Doctor of Laws, Hamilton College. Doctor of Laws, Lincoln University. Doctor of Laws, Malcolm X College.
Doctor of Laws, Upper Iowa College. Doctor of Laws, Wayne State University. Doctor of Laws, Pratt Institute.
Doctor of Laws, Chicago State University. Doctor of Laws, Northeastern University. Doctor of Laws, American University.
Doctor of Laws, Central State College. Doctor of Laws, Clark Atlanta University. Doctor of Laws, DePaul University.
Doctor of Laws, Harvard University. Doctor of Laws, New York University. Doctor of Laws, Northwestern University.
Doctor of Laws, Roosevelt University. Doctor of Laws, University Arkansas, Pine Bluff. Doctor of Laws, University Düsseldorf.C.
Doctor of Laws, University Illinois. Doctor of Laws, University Southern California. Doctor of Laws, Wilberforce University.
Assistant Editor 1936, later Manager. Chairman Johnson Publishing Company since 1942. Founded Ebony 1945, Jet 1951, Black Stars, Black World, Ebony Junior.
First Black businessman to be selected as one of the “ten outstanding young men of the year” by United States Junior.
Chamber of Commerce 1951. Accompanied Vice-President Nixon at Ghana Independence celebrations 1957, appointed Special Ambassador representing the United States at Ivory Coast Independence celebrations 1961, and Kenya Independence ceremony 1963.
Director and Chair, of Board Supreme Life Insurance Company. Director Marina City Bank of Chicago, Service Federation Savings and Loan Association, Chicago, Greyhound Corporation, Zenith, Bell & Howrell, Arthur Doctorate. Little Corporation, 20th Century-Fox Corporation, United Negro College Fund, et cetera
Trustee, Institute of Institute Education, Tuskegee Institute, Howard and Fisk Universities.
Director Chicago Association of Commerce. Honorary Doctor of Laws of several universities and colleges Horatio Alger.
( One of Americas wealthiest entrepreneurs, John H. John...)
Trustee The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Fellow Sigma Delta Chi. Member United States Chamber of Commerce (director), Magazine Publications Association.
Married Eunice Johnson. Children: John Harold(deceased), Linda Johnson Rice.