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October 11, 2011

Robert Johnson, First Black American Billionaire, Proposes Plan To Reduce Black Unemployment, featured in Huffington Post Business

As Congress moves toward a test vote on the Obama administration's jobs package, RLJ Companies CEO Robert Johnson is pushing a proposal that he says marshals the capacity of the nation's biggest companies to significantly reduce black unemployment.

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October 4, 2011

From The Wall Street Journal, Notable & Quotable: Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson on President Obama and the wealthy

Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson on "Fox News Sunday," Oct. 2: Well, I think the president has to recalibrate his message. You don't get people to like you by attacking them or demeaning their success. You know, I grew up in a family of 10 kids, first one to go to college, and I've…

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October 4, 2011

CNBC Video: Squawk Box, Business Innovation in Economic Uncertainty

There are businesses that are doing great and maintaining a good cash flow, says Robert L. Johnson, who addresses what the nation and politicians need to do to help businesses create jobs.

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October 3, 2011

Robert L. Johnson Calls for Business Version of ‘Rooney Rule’ as featured online at TheRoot.com

RLJ Companies chief Robert L. Johnson has offered a solution to addressing alarming unemployment rates in the black community, calling for the creation of a "RLJ Rule," which would be modeled off the NFL's "Rooney Rule."

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