Sheila Johnson made history as America’s first Black female billionaire after co-founding BET. She broke barriers and found success as an entrepreneur, hotel mogul and co-owner of multiple professional sports teams. But that success came at a cost and masked deep pain and trauma. Amna Nawaz sat down with Johnson to discuss her new book, “Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Triumph.”
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