What Happened to EBONY? Johnson Publishing Heir Says She Feels Betrayed

What Happened to EBONY? Johnson Publishing Heir Says She Feels Betrayed

JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — Founded by John H. Johnson in 1945 with a $500 loan, Ebony and Jet magazines — the foundation of the Johnson Publishing empire — became popular publications found in millions of Black households across the country. In 1982, Johnson became the first African American to appear on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans. At one point, his estimated worth was $600 million.

What Happened to EBONY? Johnson Publishing Heir Says She Feels Betrayed – The Windy City Word

Jacksonville Free Press |The Chicago Crusader In 2019, Fashion Fair, the cosmetics line created by Johnson Publishing Company’s Eunice Johnson, filed for bankruptcy following years of declining sales that ended the cosmetic giant’s decades of growth in department stores across the country. Today, Fashion Fair is owned by a group that includes former Johnson Publishing Company CEO Desiree Rogers. Rogers broke her promise not to buy Fashion Fair, …