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Star Power: Mellody Hobson and George Lucas Vie for Control of Ebony, Jet Photo Archives
Financier Mellody Hobson and her husband, Star Wars movie mogul George Lucas, are taking steps to take control of Ebony and Jet’s massive archive of historic photos, chronicling African-American life over the last seven decades. The archive is uninsured and at risk, as it was used as collateral to secure a $12 million loan to…
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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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Dear Ebony Magazine: FU, Pay Your Writers! [Corrected]
“I write things for money.” There it is. My official slogan since I first started writing professionally back in 1996. Head over to my personal Facebook page, and you’ll see it written in my intro. If I were to get a hood tatt, that’s the phrase I’d have my cousin ink into my neck with…
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Ebony Still Owes. Damn
I spent a good amount of the Saturdays of my formative years sitting in beauty salons with my mother, thumbing through issues of Ebony and Jet magazines while I waited in between services. Those magazines represented everything about blackness and black media to me. They were “for us by us” as the motto goes. That…
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We Have September Issues: Black Women Are Covering Magazines, But Who's Behind the Lens?
A funny thing happened while we were basking in the glow of cover after cover of fashion magazines featuring black faces this September: We came across an absolutely gorgeous cover of Issa Rae on Ebony’s Fall Fashion Issue. Stunning in a black tulle Vera Wang ballgown while striking a ballerina’s pose, Rae was the epitome…
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Mourning the Living: On Finally Winning the Lawsuit Against Ebony Magazine
Have you ever had a feeling like you were mourning the death of something that was still alive? On Feb. 27, after months of back-and-forth, canceled court dates and a stringing along that felt as if we were never going to come to an agreement, 43 writers settled their lawsuit with the once powerful Ebony…
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Reporters Uncover ‘Real Story’ Behind Chicago’s Gun-Death Stats, Black Flight From the City
Heroic Medics Keep Toll From Rising Even Higher; School Closings Drove Many Blacks to Leave City’ 700 Honor Editor, Historian Lerone Bennett Jr.” Bethel McKenzie Named SPJ Executive Director In Debate Over Arming Teachers, What About Race? Idea of Cultural Affinity Escapes Assigning Editors Stephanie Mehta Named Editor of Fast Company Grayson Mitchell, Reporter, Political…
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#EbonyOwes Series Finale: Ebony Magazine Settles With Unpaid Writers
After stiffing dozens of the country’s best and most popular black journalists for years, the iconic Ebony magazine entered into a settlement agreement with a group of writers who had gone unpaid for freelance work dating back to 2015, according to documents obtained by The Root. When I was growing up, in my home there…
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Diversity’s Greatest Hits, 2017: Where Will They Take Us in the Year Ahead?
1. Donald Trump’s Tumultuous First Year in Office2. Sexual Harassment Charges Bring Down Powerful3. ‘Suspension’ of Roland Martin’s ‘NewsOne Now’4. FCC Aligns Itself With Big Media5. The Numbers6. Jemele Hill Saga Prompts Warnings About Twitter7. Ebony’s New Ownership Disappoints8. Investigative Reporting Gets a Boost9. A Transition in Indian Country10. Remembering Our Legacy . . .…
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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones Wins MacArthur Fellowship
N.Y. Times Writer on Race Receives Prestigious Award Ebony Editor Confirms She’s Left the Company Journalists of Color at 16.6 Percent in ASNE Census State Dept., White House Differ on Media Issues Essence, People en Español in Time Inc. Cutbacks Whites Awarded for Stories on Black Communities Why It’s So Hard for Some to Relate…