Rogers explained the sale was "extremely important" and allowed the storied publications "to continue to grow," as well as make them "viable moving forward in the future."
Today in 1945, John H. Johnson published the first issue of EBONY magazine.And we look back as Mr Johnson was selected to have a stamp from the US Postal Service: John H. Johnson made certain that the pioneering magazines he founded to uplift his race highlighted those historic moments in the pages of EBONY and […]
Two of the best black magazines ever produced from the African American perspective are Ebony and Jet. The mastermind and patriarch of the family business died in 2005. In 1982, he was the first African American businessman to grace the cover of Forbe’s magazine as one of the world’s most wealthiest people. He received numerous honors, including the 1972 Publisher of the […]
Two of the best black magazines ever produced from the African American perspective are Ebony and Jet. The mastermind and patriarch of the family business died in 2005. In 1982, he was the first African American businessman to grace the cover of Forbe’s magazine as one of the world’s most wealthiest people. He received numerous honors, including the 1972 Publisher of the […]
