CBS: The Rise and Success of the First Black Female Billionaire Sheila Johnson

CBS: The Rise and Success of the First Black Female Billionaire Sheila Johnson

CBS News’ Michelle Miller interviewed Vice Chair for the Trust for the National Mall’s Board of Directors and Washington Business Journal CEO of the year Sheila Johnson about her philanthropic work on the National Mall and her pivotal role in the Trust for the National Mall’s transformation of a new, state-of-the-art Horse Stables and Education Center on the National Mall.


The Trust for the National Mall, is working with the National Park Service on the National Mall to lead the transformation of a state-of-the-art, environmentally sustainable home for the U.S. Park Police Horse Mounted Patrol Unit. Construction of the new horse stables, which kicked off in September 2021, will include brand new state-of-the-art stables for the horses and a new visitor and education center that will welcome the public to learn about the horses and their history on the National Mall.