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Black hair care
Coverage of Black hair care in the Nexus archive.
- Chicago businessman and Black hair care pioneer, George Johnson, honored at funeral service
Funeral services were held in Chicago to honor George Johnson, a pioneering businessman who founded Johnson Products Company. He was recognized as a Black hair care pioneer.
- Funeral arrangements announced for George E. Johnson, Black hair care pioneer who died last week at age 99
Funeral arrangements have been announced for George E. Johnson, a Black hair care pioneer and Chicago businessman who died Monday, July 6, at age 99 from natural causes.
- George E. Johnson, Black hair care pioneer, dies at 99
George E. Johnson, a pioneer in Black hair care, died at 99. He founded Johnson Products in 1954 with a loan of a few hundred dollars.