Sheila Johnson Becomes Wnba’s First Black, Female Owner

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Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television with her ex-husband Robert Johnson, made history Tuesday when she took control of the Washington Mystics to become the WNBA’s first African-American female owner.

Johnson, a former University of Illinois cheerleader whom Ebony described as America's first black female billionaire, says she plans to be a hands-on owner in her duties as team president, managing partner and representative of the Mystics at board of governors meetings.

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The Tom Joyner crew were speculating about whether she would rename the Mystics. Since her ex-husband Bob owns the Bob-Cats, maybe she will put her name in there.

Congratulations,

This is a sign that the league is sticking around not that the NBA would put money into something that was not going to stick but this is a sign most other if not all WNBA teams are owned by the NBA team of that city,

Washington is a popular team and I hope that she makes tons of cash