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John Johnson
Age: 85entrepreneur who built a publishing empire that now includes Ebony and Jet magazines and made him one of America's wealthiest people. The grandson of slaves, Johnson started his business in 1942 with a $500 loan. Ebony now has a circulation of 1.6 million.
Died: Chicago, Aug. 8, 2005John Paul II | G - L | Johnnie Johnson |