Photo: George Ellis Johnson Sr. founded Johnson Products Company in Chicago, creating products such as Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, https://aaregistry.org/story/george-e-johnson-was-a-natural-businessman/
By 1971, Johnson Products Co. had $12.6 million in yearly sales and became the first Black-owned corporation listed on the American Stock Exchange. By 2004, Johnson Products Company was purchased by Proctor and Gamble Corporation, but in March 2009, a consortium of African American investment firms bought the company.
