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Go tell it--Ben Hooks reports.

Title
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.
Publication
Detroit, Mich. : WDIV-TV, 1979-12-15.

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Additional Authors
  • Johnson, Ronald E.
  • Strong, Douglas M.
  • Johnson, Al.
  • Johnson, John H. (John Harold), 1918-2005
  • Johnson, George.
  • Hooks, Benjamin.
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  • WDIV-TV (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
  • World Institute of Black Communications.
  • CEBA Collection.
Description
1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (24 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
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
Black business in Chicago.
Subject
  • Johnson, George Ellis
  • Johnson, Al
  • Johnson, John H. 1918-2005
  • Johnson Products Co
  • Johnson Publishing Company
  • African American businesspeople > Illinois > Chicago
  • African American business enterprises > Illinois > Chicago
  • Manufacturing industries > Illinois > Chicago
  • Publishers and publishing > Illinois > Chicago
  • Hairdressing of African Americans
  • Automobiles > Marketing
Genre/Form
  • Public affairs.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • Episode title taken from 1980 CEBA Exhibit Journal.
  • Cassette label reads "produced by Post Newsweek Programs in conjunction with WDIV/Detroit."
  • 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.
Call Number
Sc Visual VRB-154
OCLC
NYPG89-F99
Title
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
Detroit, Mich. : WDIV-TV, 1979-12-15.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
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Added Author
Johnson, Ronald E. Production personnel
Strong, Douglas M. Director
Johnson, Al. Interviewee
Johnson, John H. (John Harold), 1918-2005 Interviewee
Johnson, George. Interviewee
Hooks, Benjamin. Interviewer
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
WDIV-TV (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
World Institute of Black Communications.
CEBA Collection.
Added Title
Black business in Chicago.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual VRB-154 Original of Sc Visual DVD-828
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