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Jet Magazine Publishes Last Issue After 63 Years

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The Iconic Magazine will be only available through a Smart Phone App, The First Issue published in November 1951 cost a nickel to buy Jet magazine, the digest-size publication that has been a staple among African-American readers for 63 years, will release its final print issue on June 9. The cover of its final issue features a number of its most famous previous covers. Inside, Jet has created a retrospective of the news covered since 1951. Johnson Publishing announced last month that Jet, with a circulation of more than 700,000, will transition to a digital-only format. Jet’s new app, available … Continue reading Jet Magazine Publishes Last Issue After 63 Years

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The ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ (S)ex Tape, It Worked!

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From HuffPostLive — “Mimi Faust of ‘Love and Hip Hop’ is the latest reality star to release a tape. Are these (s)ex tapes the new guarantee to becoming a household name, and do we hold the women who make them to different standards, depending on their race?” -A good question asked by HuffPostLive …Before Monday, we as many others had no idea who Mimi Faust was or could care less about the show. But apparently we were in the minority in this world of rachetness. If you’re tuned into social media (facebook, twitter, instagram) you couldn’t avoid it. As we … Continue reading The ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ (S)ex Tape, It Worked!

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Ebony Magazine Explores The State of Black Radio

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Former radio hosts Wendy Williams, K-Foxx & Sway Calloway and others are featured in a new Ebony feature article titled The State of Black Radio: Death of The Communicator. “In terrestrial radio, you can no longer luxuriate over conversations, so I think I got out just in time,” former radio DJ Wendy Williams explained during an interview on Sway in the Morning. “Because it’s all about ‘the music and the jocks be quiet.’ And I don’t care about the music. I’m a personality.” The article written by former New York terrestrial radio personality Raqiyah Mays explores the state of Black … Continue reading Ebony Magazine Explores The State of Black Radio

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Ebony Magazine is Making a Comeback

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Tom Joyner interviews the new Editor-in-Chief A couple of years ago the prospects of Ebony Magazine surviving into the decade of the 2010’s were pretty much doomed. African American consumers simply did not connect with the magazine anymore. The thinness of the magazine, with a lack of major advertising and sponsors was scary. The status of having the latest issue of Ebony prominently displayed in one’s living room coffee table, beauty salon, barber shop or doctor’s office has virtually disappeared. The magazine was on its deathbed. But Ebony has gone through many changes over the last year including ditching the … Continue reading Ebony Magazine is Making a Comeback

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>Howard Stern Sidekick, Robin Quivers Weighs in on Gabourey Sidibe’s Weight

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>“People are being naïve when they say, ‘Oh, it’s great that she has this attitude.’ This girl is in trouble and people want to deny that. We have an epidemic of obesity in the black community, especially among black women.” She is quoted in the current issue of Ebony Magazine featuring Prince. She is also asked if she is a “sell-out sistah”. She has an interesting response… By the way, Do you think it was in Ebony Magazine’s best interest to change the iconic white lettering on red background logo and go with a masthead that changes each month? Continue reading >Howard Stern Sidekick, Robin Quivers Weighs in on Gabourey Sidibe’s Weight

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>Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Acknowledges Johnson Publishing Company; Unable to Make an Agreement to Buy Ebony, Jet and Johnson Publishing Company

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> LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 PRNewswire USNewswire – The following is a statement from Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman and CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises: “I would like to salute Linda Johnson Rice and the Johnson family for pioneering the iconic brand of the Johnson Publishing Company, which we have all come to love and respect. Ebony and Jet have been permanent fixtures on coffee tables in African-American homes for many years. Recently, an affiliate of Magic Johnson Enterprises and Johnson Publishing Company were in advanced discussions to do business together, but unfortunately we were unable to reach a definitive agreement. We … Continue reading >Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Acknowledges Johnson Publishing Company; Unable to Make an Agreement to Buy Ebony, Jet and Johnson Publishing Company

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>Magic Johnson May Buy Ebony Magazine, Jet Magazine and Johnson Publishing

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>Basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson may soon take over a legend in the publishing world — Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Co.Retired NBA star Earvin Magic Johnson is in talks to purchase Johnson Publishing Co., home to Ebony Magazine and Jet Magazine and an archive of iconic photographs documenting U.S. black life for more than half a century. “There have been discussions,” Eric Holoman, president of Los Angeles-based Magic Johnson Enterprises, said in an interview. “There’s no definitive agreement.” He declined to comment further. Johnson, 50, would fold the publisher into Magic Johnson Enterprises, said a person with knowledge of the discussions. … Continue reading >Magic Johnson May Buy Ebony Magazine, Jet Magazine and Johnson Publishing

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>According to Reports: Ebony Magazine Cancels the Fashion Fair Event and is Looking for a Buyer for the Publication

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>Johnson Publishing’s chairman and CEO, Linda Johnson Rice has reached what must have been an agonizing decision: Johnson Publishing is seeking a buyer or investor for its flagship publication, Ebony, in an effort aimed at securing the survival of the nation’s oldest magazine devoted to African-American life. It’s unclear whether the company’s other properties, including Jet, would be part of a possible sale. According to media and investment executives familiar with the developments, Chicago-based Rice, the daughter of Ebony’s legendary founder, the late John H. Johnson, has approached, among others, Time Inc., Viacom, and private investors that include buyout firms. … Continue reading >According to Reports: Ebony Magazine Cancels the Fashion Fair Event and is Looking for a Buyer for the Publication