George E. Johnson, founder of Johnson Products Co. and creator of Afro Sheen, reflects on his journey from sharecropper to ...

Mr. Johnson was a pioneer and the creation of ultra Sheen relaxer, which was the first product that allowed African-American women to Kimberly to permanently straighten their hair. It allowed them ...

on July 4, 1910 for the first "Fight of the Century," the bout matching the outspoken African-American against "The Great White Hope." Johnson became the first to floor Jeffries, whose corner gave ...