Ahead of his 98th birthday, George E. Johnson reflects on trailblazing career in hair care

Ahead of his 98th birthday, George E. Johnson reflects on trailblazing career in hair care

In the 1960s, George E. Johnson’s manufacturing facility drew visits from Nobel laureate Ralph Bunche, boxer Muhammad Ali and the then-president of Liberia, William Tubman.But hosting the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was especially memorable for Johnson, founder of Johnson Products Co.As King toured the 30,000-square-foot building on Chicago’s South Side, he asserted, "Now this is Black power!"That’s precisely what Johnson wanted to achieve with …