Johnson elaborated on having the opportunity to provide some assistance during these trying times in an appearance on MSNBC: “These are incredible businesses, small businesses, that have been the pillar of our community that also employ a lot of black and brown people in our community. So what we did, we came together in partnership, MBE Capital, Equitrust and I, and we wanted to make sure that minority-owned businesses got small business loans through the PPP program. “I will write a $100 million check, and Rafael (Martinez) and his company will deploy that money and make sure they vet the small business in our community. This is really a powerful two companies coming together, to make sure these women-owned business, these minority-owned businesses, can still survive and thrive during this time.”