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Johnson Publishing sells Ebony, Jet magazines to Texas firm
Source: Chicago Tribune
Johnson Publishing sells Ebony, Jet magazines to Texas firm
By Robert Channick
Chicago Tribune
JUNE 15, 2016, 7:15 AM
After a 71-year run in Chicago, Johnson Publishing is getting out of publishing.
The company said Tuesday it has sold Ebony, its iconic African-American lifestyle magazine, and the now digital-only Jet magazine to Clear View Group, an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm, for an undisclosed amount.
Johnson Publishing will retain its Fashion Fair Cosmetics business and its historic Ebony photo archives, which remains up for sale. The deal, which closed in May, also included the assumption of debt.
A family-owned business throughout its history, Ebony has documented the African-American experience since it first hit newsstands in 1945. It has shaped culture ever since, coming into its own as it reported from the front lines of the civil rights movement during the 1960s in powerful photos and prose.
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By Robert Channick
Chicago Tribune
JUNE 15, 2016, 7:15 AM
After a 71-year run in Chicago, Johnson Publishing is getting out of publishing.
The company said Tuesday it has sold Ebony, its iconic African-American lifestyle magazine, and the now digital-only Jet magazine to Clear View Group, an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm, for an undisclosed amount.
Johnson Publishing will retain its Fashion Fair Cosmetics business and its historic Ebony photo archives, which remains up for sale. The deal, which closed in May, also included the assumption of debt.
A family-owned business throughout its history, Ebony has documented the African-American experience since it first hit newsstands in 1945. It has shaped culture ever since, coming into its own as it reported from the front lines of the civil rights movement during the 1960s in powerful photos and prose.
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Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ebony-sold-0615-biz-20160614-story.html
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that said, I've been dragged along to a couple of the Ebony Fashion Fair events through the years. Quite a show, in both the models and the audience.
