I believe the phrase is “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” but “I tried to tell, y’all” works perfectly fine, too.

Ebony Magazine has been going through it.

In what could be the final chapter in the tragic #EbonyOwes saga, The Root has learned that seven former employees…

Life comes at you fast.

• Roker Scolded Radio Host for Calling Storm ‘Hype’

A little over two months after Ebony magazine missed its self-imposed deadline for paying the thousands of dollars…

• Union to Writers: You’re Having a Ripple Effect

• People of Color Are Among Those Who Mocked It
  

What happens when Ebony magazine promises over and over again that it’s going to pay its freelance writers “soon,”…

• Magazine ‘Treats Folks Like Sharecroppers’

Look at Chance the Rapper looking all dapper on the cover of June’s Ebony issue. You’d think that with a cover story…

• Jet Editor To Lead Both Publications

Ebony has responded to the growing criticism that it doesn’t pay the mostly black freelance writers whose works…

Ebony magazine is a legend, a legacy brand that many grew up reading. It’s respected, it’s loved. But…

• Ebony Said to Owe Writers Thousands