TW: abuse, fertility issues, domestic violence
In honor of the recent awards, I wanted to look at the three people that have basically built and contributed to what Black Entertainment Television has become throughout the last forty plus years: Robert L. Johnson, Sheila Johnson, and Debra Lee. We will look at their lives before BET, the impact the channel held on their personal relationships, and how they were affected then and now.
References & Resources
To learn more about these couples, look into the following:
- I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir – https://tinyurl.com/mwhr945k
- Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph by Sheila Johnson (available for pre-order) – https://tinyurl.com/3swnv34d
- The Billion Dollar BET: Robert Johnson and the Inside Story of Black Entertainment Television by Brett Pulley – https://tinyurl.com/2unvddas
- Sheila C. Johnson on The HistoryMakers – https://tinyurl.com/42a8b45w
