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Apr 26, 2021, 07:00 ET Robert Johnson, Founder Of BET And The RLJ Companies, Proposes Enactment Of $30 Billion Tax Incentive Legislation To Provide Preferential Tax Treatment To Investors Who Invest In Businesses Owned By Black Americans And Other Minorities

Johnson's BOOST Act (Better Opportunity and Outcomes for Socially Disadvantaged Talent) is based on the FCC Tax Certificate Policy established in the ...

Mar 02, 2021, 13:26 ET Statement From Bob Johnson On The Passing Of Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

Black and white America lost a great man with the passing of Vernon E. Jordan. Jr. Vernon, a close friend and mentor to me, was an iconic civil...

Dec 16, 2020, 16:00 ET FanDuel Group and The CAGE COMPANIES (An RLJ Companies Affiliate) Enter into an Exclusive Sports Betting Agreement Across the Caribbean and South America

The CAGE Companies (An RLJ Companies Majority Owned Company) and its subsidiary, CAGE Sports BV today announced a strategic business agreement with...

Jul 28, 2020, 07:00 ET Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and The RLJ Companies, calls upon Black elected officials and Black national organizations to refute the Axios article entitled 10 Myths About The Racial Wealth Gap or propose their own viable solutions to close what Axios calls a "wealth chasm"

An article in Axios written by Dion Rabouin entitled 10 Myths About The Racial Wealth Gap, (link below) asserted, "…the wealth gap is the product of...

Jun 17, 2020, 07:00 ET Black Entertainment Television (BET) Founder Encourages Black Lives Matter (BLM) To Form An Independent Black Political Party

TO: Black Lives Matter Leaders and Supporters FROM: Bob Johnson, Founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and The RLJ Companies DATE: June 17, ...

Jun 08, 2020, 10:29 ET Robert Johnson, fundador de Black Entertainment Television y The RLJ Companies, aplaude la iniciativa del ex Vicepresidente Biden de avanzar su propuesta de reparaciones

Jun 08, 2020, 09:16 ET Robert Johnson, Founder Of Black Entertainment Television And The RLJ Companies Applauds Former Vice President Biden's Movement Towards His Reparations Proposal

Appearing on The Shade Room, former Vice President Biden said, "Here's what I think we need. The bottom line is: Until there is genuine economic...

Jun 08, 2020, 09:07 ET Robert Johnson, Founder Of Black Entertainment Television And The RLJ Companies Applauds Former Vice President Biden's Movement Towards His Reparations Proposal

Appearing on The Shade Room, former Vice President Biden said, "Here's what I think we need. The bottom line is: Until there is genuine economic...

Jun 01, 2020, 06:55 ET Robert L. Johnson, Founder Of Black Entertainment Television And The RLJ Companies, Issues Statement And Proposal For Full Black American Reparations

Is $14 trillion too much to ask for the atonement of 200 plus years of brutal slavery, de facto and de jure government-sponsored social and economic...

Apr 07, 2020, 16:19 ET Statement From Bob Johnson On The Passing Of Earl Graves, Sr., Founder of Black Enterprise

It is with deep sadness that I say goodbye to my friend and mentor, Earl Graves, Sr. Every black entrepreneur and every black corporate executive who ...

Jan 06, 2020, 07:00 ET The RLJ Companies and Legal Sea Foods Announce Joint Venture To Open Restaurants At Major Airports

Robert L. Johnson, Founder and Chairman of the RLJ Companies and Founder of Black Entertainment Television, announced today a joint venture with the...

Jan 01, 2020, 19:05 ET Statement From Bob Johnson On The Passing Of Former NBA Commissioner David Stern

"The sports world and the NBA lost a visionary business leader and a force for racial participation and opportunity at all levels of the NBA with the ...

Oct 30, 2019, 15:22 ET Caribbean CAGE LLC, An RLJ Majority-Owned Company, Has Become The Pre-Eminent Video Lottery ("VLT") And Video Gaming ("VGT") Terminal Operator In The Caribbean Community With Lottery and Gaming Operations in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, St Kitts, Nevis, Saint Lucia and Sint Maarten

Robert L. Johnson, Founder of The RLJ Companies, and majority owner of Caribbean CAGE, stated "I'm pleased to announce that Caribbean CAGE has, over...

May 29, 2019, 07:00 ET The RLJ Companies Commissions Third Nationwide African American Opinion Survey

The RLJ Companies today announced the results of a nationwide African American survey and corresponding nationwide survey of adults conducted by...

Nov 12, 2018, 10:00 ET Robert L. Johnson Welcomes Department of Labor's Advisory Opinion on Auto Portability and Its Impact on Retirement Savings

Robert L. Johnson, Founder and Chairman of The RLJ Companies and majority owner of Retirement Clearinghouse, applauds the U.S. Department of Labor...

Sep 11, 2018, 15:00 ET Joint Statement from Eau Palm Beach and Bob Johnson

The following is a statement from Bob Johnson, Founder and Chairman of The RLJ Companies. From Eau Palm Beach: "On Friday we hosted Mr. Bob Johnson...

Jun 20, 2018, 12:48 ET The RLJ Companies Announces an Agreement with Scientific Games to Supply its Gaming Companies, Caribbean CAGE LLC and CAGE Holding Company Cyprus Ltd., with 2500 Gaming Terminals. RLJ also Announces CAGE's Plan to Pursue Sports Betting Gaming Licenses in The United States as a result of the recent Supreme Court Ruling Legalizing Sports Betting

Robert L. Johnson, Founder of The RLJ Companies, and majority owner of Caribbean CAGE, announced that CAGE has entered into an agreement with...

Feb 06, 2017, 10:20 ET Statement By Robert L. Johnson Applauding U.S. Representatives Tom Rooney (R-FL-17) And Alcee Hastings (D-FL-20) For Introducing H. Res 77 To Increase Minority Hiring And Business Opportunities

Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) today issued the following statement ...