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SHOW #18

This week on MPA - you have most likely seen them and not known their significance … headgear worn by Nigerian women in elaborate designs and fabrics. It is actually quite tricky to get a design just right. So one Nigerian man has made a very promising business shaping headwraps for women … around the world.

Plus, Bob Johnson thrives on firsts. The founder of Black Entertainment Television … his was the first black-controlled company on the New York Stock Exchange. Johnson also became the first black owner of a major U.S. professional sports team. Now the billionaire businessman is extending his empire onto the African continent. CNN recently sat down with Johnson for some face time concerning his latest endeavor -- a gleaming new "first"-class hotel in Liberia.