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Ebony’s Owner Michael Gibson: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
The owner of Ebony magazine sought to reasssure doubters Sunday that despite recent upheaval, “We are absolutely going to survive. This is a profitable business. We’re 100 percent committed.” “We really want to expand our brand,” Michael Gibson, co-founder and chairman of CVG Group, owner of Ebony and Jet, told Journal-isms by telephone, calling plans…
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Desiree Rogers to Leave Johnson Publishing Co. Along With Most of Ebony’s Masthead
Jet Editor To Lead Both Publications Black Writer Loses Column Over NRA Ties Disrupter Chooses Activism Over Column Was That Trump in the Stands at Fenway Park? In Spanish, the News Priority Is Immigration Gannett Layoffs Hit Small Papers Hardest The Story of Two Who Ran From Police Short Takes “Desiree Rogers, CEO of Johnson…
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Watch: Laila Ali Knows What She Wants and Will Break Down Any Barrier in Her Way
To be clear: There is no ambiguity about what Laila Ali wants and the path she is willing to take to get there. Nearly two decades ago, Ali wrapped up her knuckles, slipped on boxing gloves and stepped into the ring. She made a life-changing decision—going from being a nail-salon owner to a pro boxer—and…
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Watch: Black Women Dive Headfirst Into the Future With Virtual Reality Project
NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism is an art installation and virtual reality experience recently featured at the Tribeca Film Festival. The project, which seeks to put women of color in the virtual reality space, was created by Hyphen-Labs, a collective of women from diverse backgrounds. “We worked with character modelers, animators and developers to create an empowering experience…
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Who’s Next? Eyes at Fox Shift to Sean Hannity
Departures Take Toll on Company Loyalist Four of Color Awarded U.S. Nieman Fellowships 10 of Color Win Michigan, Stanford Fellowships April Ryan Named NABJ’s Journalist of the Year Kimbrough Removed as Dean of FAMU J-School Gala Comedian Likens Media to ‘Minorities’ Trump Confused About His Hero, Andrew Jackson Reporter Resigns After Playing Along With N-Word…
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Ugly Second-Guessing After ESPN Layoffs
Reporters Pink-Slipped While Pundits Remain Providence Journal Newsroom Fades to White Trump’s Win Another Reason for Racial Diversity K.C. Star Backs Idea of White Privilege Conference White House Press Sees Attacks Only as Distraction FCC Chair Revives Battle Over Net Neutrality The Hurdles in Trying to Diversify Coverage Union Willing to Represent Ebony Freelancers Fox…
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Watch: LA Riots: Then and Now
Los Angeles looks a lot different than it did in 1992. The smoke and shattered glass are long gone, but the memories of the Los Angeles uprising, commonly known as the “L.A. riots,” have had lingering effects on black Angelenos. Twenty-five years ago, four white Los Angeles police officers were acquitted of beating Rodney King.…
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Chirlane McCray on ‘the Invisible Disease’
The saying goes, “Healthy mind, healthy body.” But how often do we tend, acknowledge and nurture our mental health? Mental illness shouldn’t be dismissed as something to simply “walk off.” Nor will “manning up” do the job. And being pegged as “crazy” is worlds away from resolving the problem. Mental illness is a disease that…
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Watch: Hashtag Revolution: Break the Silence for Black Women and #SayHerName
Hashtags have defined pop culture. You spot them all over social media, and now many of them have become popular phrases, especially when they highlight blackness: #BlackBoyJoy, #BlackGirlMagic, #GrowingUpBlack and the list goes on. Usually these hashtags are met with laughter and reflection on relatability in blackness, but there’s one hashtag that serves not only…