^Miller, Matthew (6 مايو 2009). "The Wealthiest Black Americans". Forbes Magazine. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2019-12-15. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2013-09-21. . Robert Johnson became the first African American billionaire in 2000 after he sold the network to Viacom for $3 billion in stock and assumed swag. Since then, sagging Viacom and CBS stock, plus investments in real estate, hotels and banks . have dragged Johnson's net worth to $550 million, we estimate.
