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“Double V” Campaign on 119th Street in Harlem

Posted on July 6, 2012 by | 1 Comment

A “Double V” campaign celebration in 1942 on 119th Street, between Lenox and 7th (now Malcolm X Blvd and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd) in Harlem. Continue reading →

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Harriette Cole Talks About her Collection 108 Stitches at The Brownstone In Harlem

Posted on January 11, 2012 by | Leave a comment

By Myeisha Essex

On Saturday, December 17, 2011, The Brownstone on Lenox Avenue hosted the launch of the newest addition of the Harriette Cole Collection,  a scarf line called 108 Stitches. Continue reading →

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Johnson To Sell Headquarters To Columbia College Chicago

Posted on November 17, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Johnson Publishing Co, Inc. announced today the sale of its Michigan Avenue headquarters building to Columbia College Chicago and launched its search for a new home as the legendary publisher opens the next chapter in its history. The move is another step in JPC’s corporate strategy to advance its business plan and serve the current needs of the company. Continue reading →

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Ex-White House Social Secretary to lead Ebony, Jet

Posted on August 10, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Former White House social secretary Desirée Rogers has been named chief executive of Johnson Publishing Company, billed as “the world’s largest African-American owned-and-operated publishing company.” JPC publishes both Ebony and Jet magazines. Continue reading →

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Veteran Editors Leave Ebony & Jet

Posted on January 14, 2009 by | 3 Comments

Lynn A. Norment, Walter Leavy and Malcolm West, three of the four managing editors at Ebony and Jet magazines, are accepting buyout offers from Johnson Publishing Co., the affected journalists and others at the company told Journal-isms.

“I’m excited!” said Norment (above), 56, who has been with the privately owned publisher since 1977, arriving from the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Norment served on the board of directors of the National Association of Black Journalists for six years, and chaired both NABJ’s 25th anniversary celebration in 2000 and its 1997 convention in Chicago. She has also been president of the Chicago Association of Black Journalists. Continue reading →

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Ebony, Jet Partner With Google

Posted on December 11, 2008 by | Leave a comment

For years, Johnson Publishing Co. kept past issues of Ebony and Jet in bound volumes and on microfilm. If someone needed an old article or photo, staff librarians would unearth it from the archives.

The Chicago-based media company that was a pioneer in covering black history and pop culture made a huge digital leap Wednesday, unveiling a partnership with Google Inc. to digitize the archives of Ebony and Jet magazines, making them searchable on the technology giant’s growing database of publications. Continue reading →

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