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Iconic Johnson Publishing, the Company That Was Once Behind Ebony and Jet Magazines, Files for Bankruptcy
Johnson Publishing Company, the historic African-American media powerhouse responsible for the start of Ebony and Jet magazines, has filed for bankruptcy. The company sold Ebony and Jet three years ago to a private equity firm, so Tuesday’s filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation will not affect the publications, the Chicago Sun Times reports. However, the…
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Big Pimpin': Ex University Employee and AKA Adviser Among 7 Indicted in Fort Valley State Prostitution Case
A Fort Valley State University employee and adviser to the campus chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha who resigned after being accused of running an on-campus prostitution ring is among seven people who have been formally indicted on prostitution and pimping charges in the case. In addition to charges of prostitution, Alecia Johnson, 49, also was…
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Taraji P. Henson Tears Up Describing Mental Health in the Black Community as a 'National Crisis'
Taraji P. Henson has been doing the work, the work to end the stigma surrounding mental illness in the black community. The urgency of the issue brought her to tears while she was being honored for her efforts at Variety magazine’s Power of Women New York lunch. In September, Henson launched the Boris Lawrence Henson…
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Top Prosecutor in Brooklyn Wants to Decriminalize Prostitution
The chief prosecutor of New York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is backing an effort to decriminalize prostitution, arrests for which, according to a state senator advocating for the change, disproportionately impact black women. “I believe in decriminalization,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said during a “decriminalizing queerness” forum sponsored by the Lambda Independent Democrats…
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Watch: Nipsey Hussle on Eritrean Pride as Eritrean American Community Mourns One of Its Own
He became famous as Nipsey Hussle, but he was beloved as simply “Ermias” among the Eritrean-American community Hussle proudly embraced as the child born Ermias Asghedom to Eritrean and African American parents. Members of Los Angeles’ Eritrean American community gathered to remember Hussle during a memorial service Sunday at the Medhani-Alem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church…
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All in Their Feelings: Chicago Suburban (Read:White) Cops Call for Kim Foxx's Resignation Over Jussie Smollett Case
And the piling on when it comes to Chicago’s chief prosecutor, Kim Foxx, continues. Now, a group of suburban Chicago police chiefs have joined the call of Chicago’s police union in demanding Foxx’s resignation over her office’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case. After Smollett’s claims of having been the victim of a racist, homophobic…
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Oh, Joe: Biden Jokes About Personal Space Called Tone-Deaf
Jokes Joe Biden made Friday about whether he had permission to hug someone had some questioning whether he’s really taking the issue of violating people’s space seriously. As expectations continue to rise that the former vice president will make a run for president in 2020, there is concern that the 76-year-old may be out of…
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Here They Go Again: Trump Faves Diamond and Silk Drop 'Gems' of Wisdom on Climate Change and More
Watching Donald Trump stans Diamond and Silk is like viewing the evil twins of characters Nisi and Mickey of the ‘90s film B*A*P*S — if Nisi and Mickey thought they knew anything about climate change, Earth science, immigration or the politics of slavery. But unlike the relatively harmless fictional characters in the (yes, quite regrettable)…
