After a career in television, Sheila Johnson, the cofounder of BET, decided to open a hotel in Virginia. 10 years later, her portfolio of hotels is bigger and better than ever. Drew Xeron/Courtesy of ...

Ask Sheila Johnson what she was like as a child, and it doesn’t take long to get a picture of the qualities that helped her become America’s first Black woman billionaire. Around age 11, for instance, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. DeMarco Williams is Forbes Travel Guide’s managing editor. But there’s another side to this trailblazer, a side filled with ...

Salamander Resort & Spa wants to redefine Washington D.C.'s culinary scene with an upcoming groundbreaking collaboration. Salamander Resort & Spa, guided by owner Sheila Johnson, aims to redefine ...

Sheila Johnson - a billionaire you can empathize with - looks back on her journey to become a luxury hotel chief, and how Salamander is guided by the same principles she has followed across all of her ...

What do you get when you combine some of the culinary industry’s top talent with a five-star destination resort and a traditional Black folks family reunion? A true celebration of joy and magic, or as ...

Is there anything Sheila Johnson can’t do? The founder and CEO of Salamander Resorts, recently fulfilled a longtime dream of expanding her resort portfolio to Southwest D.C. with the purchase of the ...

Chef and restaurateur Brian Jupiter serves smoked ribs during The Family Reunion's welcome reception. Photo Credit: Christina Jelski MIDDLEBURG, Virginia -- For those attending The Family Reunion at ...

Sheila Johnson made history as America's first Black female billionaire after co-founding BET. She broke barriers and found success as an entrepreneur, hotel mogul and co-owner of multiple ...

Sheila Johnson could have retired when Black Entertainment Television (BET), the company she founded with her then-husband Robert Johnson, sold to Viacom in a deal worth $3 billion in 2001, making her ...