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Additional authors

1. Johnson, Ronald E.
2. Strong, Douglas M.
3. Johnson, Al.
4. Johnson, John H. (John Harold), 1918-2005
5. Johnson, George.
6. Hooks, Benjamin.
7. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
8. WDIV-TV (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
9. World Institute of Black Communications.
10. CEBA Collection.

Description

1. 1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (24 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Ben Hooks interviews three successful black businessmen named Johnson in Chicago - George Johnson, president of the Johnson Products Company, the largest black haircare and cosmetics company in the country; Al Johnson, owner of one of the largest Cadillac dealerships in the country; and John Johnson, president of the Johnson Publishing Company, the most successful black publishers in the country. All three men explain how they started their companies and emphasize the need for hard work, commitment and a strong relationship with the local black community and national black organizations.

Alternative title

1. Black business in Chicago.

Subject

1. Johnson Products Co
2. Publishers and publishing > Illinois > Chicago
3. Automobiles > Marketing
4. African American businesspeople > Illinois > Chicago
5. Johnson Publishing Company
6. Public affairs
7. Manufacturing industries > Illinois > Chicago
8. Johnson, Al
9. Johnson, John H (John Harold), 1918-2005
10. Black films and programs
11. Johnson, George Ellis
12. Hairdressing of African Americans
13. African American business enterprises > Illinois > Chicago

Genre/Form

1. Public affairs.
2. Black films and programs.

Call number

1. Sc Visual VRB-154

Note

1. Episode title taken from 1980 CEBA Exhibit Journal.
2. Cassette label reads "produced by Post Newsweek Programs in conjunction with WDIV/Detroit."
3. This program forms part of the Communications Excellence to Black Audiences (CEBA) Award Collection, a competition sponsored by the World Institute of Black Communications, Inc.

Title

1. Go tell it--Ben Hooks reports. Black business in Chicago [videorecording] / WDIV-TV, Detroit in cooperation with the NAACP ; producer, Ronald E. Johnson ; director, Michael Strong.

Imprint

1. Detroit, Mich. : WDIV-TV, 1979-12-15.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Johnson, Ronald E. Production personnel
2. Strong, Douglas M. Director
3. Johnson, Al. Interviewee
4. Johnson, John H. (John Harold), 1918-2005 Interviewee
5. Johnson, George. Interviewee
6. Hooks, Benjamin. Interviewer
7. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
8. WDIV-TV (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
9. World Institute of Black Communications.
10. CEBA Collection.

Added title

1. Black business in Chicago.

Research call number

1. Sc Visual VRB-154 Original of Sc Visual DVD-828