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."
John Harold Johnson (January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005) was a businessman, publisher and founder of the Johnson Publishing Company. In 1982, he became the first African American to appear on the Forbes 400. Johnson was born in rural Arkansas City, Arkansas, the grandson of slaves. When he was eight years old, his father died […]
A New list of the World’s Safest Airlines is out and Australian Airline Quantas has topped the rankings from the website www.airlineratings.com. The website awarded Quatas a full seven stars, siting the airline’s fatality-free flying record from the beginning of the jet era in the early 1950’s. The site takes into account crash records, in-flight […]
A Navy F/A-18 fighter jet crashed into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia just after take off. The Navy believes the crash on Friday was a “catastrophic” engine failure that caused the crash. Several people were injured in Friday’s crash, including two pilots, who managed to eject. Governor Bob McDonnell issued a statement calling Friday’s […]
Ebony/Jet founder John H. Johnson is a history maker once again. The U.S. Postal Service’s black heritage stamp for 2012 is honoring the deceased publisher. After moving to Chicago with his family, Johnson started Johnson Publishing Co. in 1951 with a $500 loan using his mother’s furniture as collateral. The Johnson stamp joins the ranks […]
The end of an almost 70-year legacy is upon us as the last bastion of black-owned media space known as the Johnson Publishing Company, owner of Ebony and Jet magazines, will now only be partially black-owned. As Essence Magazine, BET and other black-owned outlets found themselves running into the arms of a financial white knight, […]
Janet Jackson covers this week’s issue of Jet magazine. Looking radiant in red, Janet discusses her new movie role in “For Colored Girls” and her new boyfriend. In the upcoming Tyler Perry drama due November 5, Janet plays a high-maintenance magazine editor. Of her relationship with boyfriend Wissam Al Mana, Janet speaks briefly, only saying […]
Gabrielle Union graces the cover of the newly redesigned JET Magazine. And according to JET, she’s coming clean for the first time about her relationship with NBA’s Miami Heat Dwyane Wade: Actress talks about dating Dwyane Wade, her biggest fear and what’s next On the surface, it seems that everything is just about perfect in […]
