Mr. Johnson’s hair product company, a longtime sponsor of “Soul Train,” was the first Black-owned company listed on a major ...

Black hair has never just been hair. It’s culture. It’s resistance. It’s joy. It’s also been the source of much discourse.

Johnson turned a $250 loan into one of America’s most important Black-owned businesses.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Illinois State Representative Sonya Harper about George E. Johnson, the entrepreneur who invented Afro Sheen and other Black hair care products, who died last week.

In honor of the late, great visionary entrepreneur, George E. Johnson, here are five ways he innovated the Black beauty ...

Hair has long served as a powerful form of cultural expression across Africa. Long before colonization, hairstyles could ...

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This is the fourth in our Global Beauty Hotspots series, unpacking the regional beauty market around the world, including Latin America, Australia, Scandinavia, Africa and East Asia. This article is ...

When Thérèse M’Boungoubaya set out to launch her bodycare brand Koba, she knew she wanted it to be rooted in natural, African-sourced ingredients — a nod to her Congolese roots (both her parents were ...

The founder of Johnson Products Co. revolutionized the Black hair care market with iconic brands like Ultra Sheen and Afro ...