via BlackAmericaWeb: A guitar given to B.B. King for his 80th birthday has sold for $280,000 at an auction of items from the blues legend’s estate. Julien’s Auctions says King often used the black Gibson ES-345 prototype that was one of several guitars he called “Lucille.” A spokeswoman for the auction house, Mozell Miley-Bailey, said Monday that […]
In the Black community Ebony and Jet magazines are iconic brands that validate our achievements. On Tuesday, June 14 it was announced that Johnson Publishing sold the magazines for an undisclosed amount. The sale of the publications means that Johnson Publishing is no longer in the publishing business after 71 years. Unlike the sale of BET to Viacom, the […]
Adam Schefter of ESPN and NFL.com are reporting that the Browns sale has gone through in excess of $1 billion. The Browns’ new owner/majority investor is Tennessee businessman, Jimmy Haslam III. Haslam has previously owned a minority stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers. NFL.com is also reporting that Eagles’ president Joe Banner will be part of […]
