By: Tadi Abedje Robert L. Johnson wants a check not only for financial purposes, but also as an apology for over 400 years of racism, slavery and Jim Crow. He has been a strong advocate for reparations going back to 2019.  RELATED: California is attempting to correct the effects of slavery with the launch of reparations task force Johnson, 75, is no stranger to success, as he founded BET in 1980 after serving as the vice president of government relations at the National Cable and Television Station. He became the first African American to own a stake in an NBA team (Charlotte Bobcats) and has his […]

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