By Cary Clack San Antonio Express News https://www.expressnews.com/ George E. Johnson, founder of Johnson Products Co., helped shape Black culture through hair care products such as Afro Sheen, as well as the long-running television show “Soul Train.” Johnson died July 6 at the age of 99.Bettmann/Bettmann Archive In the late summer of 1996, my shrinking afro, a hairstyle I’d worn since I was 12, ended abruptly when my barber accidentally cut off more than I wanted.