children birth_place nationality name birth_date known_for spouse article_title education birth_name occupation alma_mater
two mckeesport , pennsylvania american sheila johnson 25 january 1949 co-founder of black entertainment television robert l. johnson -lrb- 1969-2002 , divorced -rrb- sheila johnson
 proviso east high school sheila crump businesswoman university of illinois
sheila johnson

sheila crump johnson -lrb- born january 25 , 1949 -rrb- is an american businesswoman , co-founder of bet , ceo of salamander hotels and resorts , and the first black american female billionaire .
johnson is team president , managing partner , and governor of the wnba 's washington mystics , a position she earned before the 2005 season .
on may 24 , 2005 , washington sports and entertainment chairman , abe pollin , sold the mystics to lincoln holdings llc , where johnson served as president .
she is the first african-american woman to be an owner or partner in three professional sports franchises : the washington capitals -lrb- nhl -rrb- , the washington wizards -lrb- nba -rrb- , and the washington mystics -lrb- wnba -rrb- .
johnson is ceo of salamander hospitality , a company she founded in 2005 .
salamander 's portfolio includes : reunion resort located in reunion , florida ; the woodlands resort & inn , in summerville , sc ; the innisbrook resort and golf club , a , 72 hole pga tour golf course in palm harbor , fl ; and the salamander resort & spa in the blue ridge mountains in middleburg , va. .
the woodlands resort & inn was recently sold to charleston attorney johnny linton , but is still managed by salamander .
