George Johnson

person
5 mentions 4 recordings first heard Feb 2026 last heard 4d ago ↑5 vs the 12 months before

Founder of the dance program Soul Train, influential in Black entertainment history.

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Zach LoweThe Zach Lowe Show · Contract Extensions Latest and Early Awards Predictions! · 1:23:19 · 3d ago
…George Johnson won.…
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Priscilla Alabi99% Invisible · 100 Objects #18: Hair Relaxer · 14:02 · 18 Sep
…His name is George Johnson, and his innovation will make him one of the most powerful black entrepreneurs America has ever seen.…
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Sonari ClintonNPR News Now · NPR News: 07-07-2026 2AM EDT · 3:15 · 7 Jul
…visited George Johnson's factory on the south side of Chicago with its black chemists and executives, King declared, now this is black power.…
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Giles SnyderNPR News Now · NPR News: 07-07-2026 2AM EDT · 3:01 · 7 Jul
…Business legend George Johnson, the creator of Afrosheen, has died.…
Jonathan EigAmerican History Tellers · St. Valentines Day Massacre: Closing In On Capone | 3 · 18:13 · 18 Feb
…His name is George E.Q.…
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