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…

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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."

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Chicago-based Johnson Publishing has decided to sell Ebony and Jet Magazines to the Clear View Group in Austin, Texas.

VIA CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Ebony magazine has named Amy DuBois Barnett, former deputy editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, as its new Editor-in-Chief, the publisher announced today. Linda Johnson Rice, chairman and CEO of Ebony publisher Johnson Publishing Co., and daughter of the founder, told the Sun-Times today that she wants Barnett to enhance Ebony as a magazine […]

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 […]