Usher Raymond is living R&B icon and the woman who raised him and helped him skyrocket to superstardom also happens to be his mother, Jonnetta Patton.Patton managed her son’s early career and was instrumental in his mega success.
As a Black female entertainment boss, Patton was always ahead of the curve, even owning her own management company and production space early on.On OWN’s new series Behind Every Man, which will tell the stories of incredible women behind the scenes of successful men’s careers, Patton is sharing her story and how and why she decided to become an entrepreneur in the entertainment business.For starters, she bought her first office space over 20 years ago after she sensed she needed to have the power to make the calls.
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