Featured Videos Archive

February 7, 2012
VIDEO: National Press Club, Robert L. Johnson Announces New Business During National Press Club's Newsmakers Event.

February 2, 2012
CNBC Video: RLJ Founder on Business & Jobs, Weighing in on his company's business strategy and why he believes in private equity, with Robert Johnson, The RLJ Companies founder/chairman.

December 6, 2011
VIDEO: Roland Martin Reports, Bob Johnson Discusses Plan To Lower The Black Unemployment Rate & The RLJ Rule

October 31, 2011
TJMS Audio: BET Founder Bob Johnson Offers The RLJ Rule To Tackle The Black Unemployment Crisis

October 27, 2011
CNBC Video: Kudlow Commentary: The Economy, Larry Kudlow says he may have been a bit too pessimistic about the economy, and that bashing rich people doesn't create jobs. Robert Johnson, RLJ Companies discusses what can be done to increase economic growth.

October 18, 2011
AUDIO: The Joe Madison Show, Robert Johnson discusses Black unemployment and his proposed RLJ Rule with host Joe Madison.

October 17, 2011
MSNBC Video: Politics Nation, Working for the future. BET founder Robert Johnson shares his thoughts on how to fix America’s jobs problem.

October 17, 2011
MSNBC Video: Herman Cain vs. the Liberals. Debating whether liberals are really destroying the U.S. economy, or is it unfair finger pointing by presidential candidate, Herman Cain, with Robert Johnson, the RLJ Companies.

October 13, 2011
CNN Video: Billionaire tackles black joblessness. BET founder Robert Johnson is asking American companies to interview two black candidates for every open senior position.  

October 13, 2011
MSNBC Video:  Jansing & Co., Robert Johnson, the chairman of the RLJ Companies and the nation’s first black billionaire, discusses his plan to reduce African-American unemployment with msnbc’s Chris Jansing.

October 4, 2011
CNBC Video: Squawk Box, Business Innovation in Economic Uncertainty. There are businesses that are doing great and maintaining a good cash flow, says Robert L. Johnson, who addresses what the nation and politicians need to do to help businesses create jobs.

October 2, 2011
VIDEO: Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Business Leaders on Health of U.S. Economy, Robert Johnson joins the discussion.

September 27, 2011
VIDEO: CBS News, Politicians in Washington appear to be stumped. CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley has been asking some of America's most prominent corporate executives to weigh in on the subject. Pelley asked Johnson for his take on this country's growing debt.

September 23, 2011
VIDEO: The Kudlow Report, Is Obama Administration Anti-Business? Debating whether the Obama administration is anti-business and its policies are to blame for the struggling economy.

September 6, 2011
AUDIO: Black joblessness up in August, The White House Report's April Ryan interviews Robert L. Johnson.

August 11, 2011
VIDEO: Jansing & Co, Sizing up the debt super committee. Robert Johnson joins Chris Jansing to discuss bipartisan super committee tasked with finding $1.5 trillion in additional cuts in deficit spending by November.

August 10, 2011
VIDEO: The Kudlow Report, Another Market Bloodbath Ensues. The Dow fell 520 points on fears of European debt, with Robert Johnson, RLJ Companies.  

July 28, 2011
VIDEO: Jansing & Co, Fearing default from a business perspective. Robert L. Johnson talks with Chris Jansing about worries over a potential U.S. default and why he is convinced a deal will happen.

May 31, 2011
VIDEO: RLJ Lodging Trust Visits the New York Stock Exchange. RLJ Lodging Trust President and CEO Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr., and Chairman Robert L. Johnson visited the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to commemorate the company’s May 11, 2011 initial public offering.

May 6, 2011

VIDEO: The Kudlow Report, Economic Recovery Good Enough? Main Street says the economic recovery is not good enough. Insight on what's wrong and how to fix it with Robert Johnson, founder and chairman, The RLJ Companies.


April 21, 2011
The Kudlow Report: More Jobs Move Overseas What does the exporting of more jobs mean for the already anemic U.S. economy? Insight with Bob Johnson, The RLJ Companies.

April 13, 2011
The Kudlow Report: Corner Office Optimism Wall Street and Main Street are still worried about the economy although CEO and CFO surveys see optimism. Robert Johnson weighs in.

March 2, 2011
CNBC Video: Board Members Gone Rogue? In light of the latest insider trading bombshell to hit Wall Street, Robert Johnson discusses whether corporate boards are necessary.

February 17, 2011
CNBC Video: Squawk Icon & Rebel Robert Johnson discusses the upcoming Business Council Conference.

January 7, 2011
The Kudlow Report: Pro-Business Picks Bob Johnson discusses William Daley appointment.

December 2, 2010
USA Today Video: Robert Johnson, founder of BET, talks about being a member of the Baby Boom generation.

November 2, 2010
CNBC Video: CEOs Parse Mid-term Election Results A look at the likely impact the election results will have on corporate America, with Robert Johnson, founder of the RLJ Companies.

September 23, 2010
CNN Video: Robert Johnson Makes a Case for Liberia Billionaire Robert Johnson stresses the importance of Liberia for African-Americans.

September 20, 2010
     Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Leaders + Legends Lecture Series: Robert L. Johnson, Founder and Chairman, The RLJ Companies: A Society Divided: The Growing Wealth Gap and the Role of American Business

September 2, 2010
The Kudlow Report: Why Aren’t Companies Hiring? Discussing what big business needs to hear from Washington to start hiring and investing again, with Robert L. Johnson, founder of The RLJ Companies.

July 26, 2010
         The Tom Joyner Morning Show: Roland Martin talks with founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), Bob Johnson.

July 26, 2010
CNBC Video: Wealth Gap Crisis threatening African-American families, with Robert Johnson, RLJ Companies

July 16, 2010
CNN Video: BET Millionaire Expands to Africa Businessman Bob Johnson is extending his empire onto the African continent with a gleaming new "first" class hotel in Liberia.

June 30, 2010
Tell Me More with Michel Martin: Bob Johnson discusses plans to aid in the rebuilding efforts in Haiti.

June 28, 2010
Morning Joe Video: Corporations Participating in Community Service  Robert L. Johnson tells Morning Joe how corporations can help in the charge to serve our communities.

May 25, 2010
CNBC Video: Carried Interest Outrage A proposed increase in "carried interest" taxes could raise $19 billion over the next decade, with Robert L. Johnson, The RLJ Companies.

May 6, 2010
CNBC Video: Johnson on the Economy  Insight on the economy, markets, financial regulation and more, with Robert Johnson, RLJ Companies founder & chairman.

April 16, 2010

Assessing Access: Obstacles and Opportunities for Minority Small Business Owners in Today’s Capital Markets

February 16, 2010
CNBC Video: Off Center The reasons why centrist Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) is not seeking a third term, with CNBC's John Harwood and Robert Johnson, RLJ Companies.

December 24, 2009
Robert L Johnson CNBC Robert Johnson on WSJR with Maria Bartiromo: BET founder and first African-American billionaire Robert Johnson offers a CEO's take on the economy and banking in the urban community.

October 16, 2009
Top Voices in Business: Robert Johnson Insight from the Business Council CEO Summit, with Robert Johnson, RLJ Companies' Founder & Chairman and CNBC's Mark Haines

September 17, 2009
Robert L. Johnson on NY1:
Robert L. Johnson discusses the Aqueduct bid