Black With No Chaser - BLACK IN THE DAY After stepping down as a lobbyist for the cable industry, Freeport, Illinois native Robert L. Johnson decided to launch his own cable television
Fiverr - BET was launched in 1980 by media entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson after stepping down as a lobbyist for the cable industry in the late 70s. Johnson saw an opportunity to
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