>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