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*Ebony/Jet founder John H. Johnson is making history once again. The U.S. Postal Service’s black heritage stamp for 2012 is honoring the deceased publisher. After moving to Chicago with his family, the visionary started Johnson Publishing Co. in 1951 with a $500 loan using his mother’s furniture as collateral. From the beginning, Johnson understood the [...]
*Two of the best black magazines ever produced for the African American perspective is Ebony and the other Jet. The mastermind and patriarch of the family business died in 2005. In 1982, he was the first African American businessman to grace the cover of Forbe’s magazine as one of the world’s wealthiest people. He received numerous honors, including the 1972 Publisher [...]
*Over 1,300 festively dressed guests attended the 66th anniversary dinner of The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) at New York’s Sheraton Hotel and Tower. Guests came from all over the country to attend the event and celebrate the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization. Each year UNCF honors supporters who have helped UNCF [...]
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