Ebony is a USA magazine covering Ethnic Lifestyle.
Launched in 1945 by Chicago businessman John Johnson, Ebony is a lifestyle magazine for African Americans. It features celebrity profiles, social commentary and analysis of politics, culture and the arts, providing a unique forum exploring the relationship of African Americans and the world. Ebony stopped publishing in print after the Spring 2019 issue.
Ebony achieved its greatest popularity during the 1980s with a circulation on the order of 2 million. In June 2016, the Johnson family sold both Ebony and Jet magazine to Clear View Group, a private equity firm based in Texas owned by African Americans. The buyers formed a new company called Ebony Media Holdings LLC to operate the magazines.
In July 2020, Ebony Media filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation after defaulting on over $11 million in loans. The bankruptcy was changed to a Chapter 11 reorganization in September, leading to the auction of Ebony Media assets. On December 18, 2020, Bridgeman Sports & Media LLC paid $14 million for Ebony Media Holdings, including Ebony and Jet magazines. Ebony Magazine was relaunched as a digital service on March 1, 2021. It is operated by 1145 Holdings LLC, a unit of Bridgeman Sports & Media.
This magazine is owned by 1145 Holdings LLC.
Mailing address: PO Box 56124, , Houston, TX 77256
For Ebony Magazine contact information, see the USA Ethnic Lifestyle Media Contacts at our sister site EasyMediaList.com.
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-- It's been a bumpy ride for Ebony magazine, which ended print publication in the spring of 2019 and almost disappeared into bankruptcy in 2020. Now owned by Black businessman Ulysses Bridgeman, Ebony has a new focus on promoting Black business ownership and improving wealth and financial literacy.
Andrew Craig wrote at NPR News on October 31, 2021:
Under new ownership, 'Ebony' magazine bets on boosting Black business
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, November 12, 2021
-- On March 1, 2021, Ebony Magazine returned to life with new ownership and leadership. Jet magazine is expected to be back in business on June 1.
On December 18, 2020, Bridgeman Sports & Media LLC paid $14 million for Ebony Media Holdings LLC, including Ebony and Jet magazines, in a bankruptcy auction. Bridgeman was the only serious bidder for the bankrupt publisher.
Ebony Media wound up...
-- On July 23, 2020, the board of Ebony Media Holdings LLC filed for involuntary chapter 7 bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported. This comes weeks after the board fired the company's CEO, Willard Jackson, after accusing him of trying to take control of the business from the board, which is led by the company's creditors.
On July 31, Ebony Magazine Board Chairman Jacob Walthour...
-- On June 14, 2016, Johnson Publishing Company announced that it is selling Ebony and Jet magazines to Clear View Group, a private equity company based in Texas which is owned by African-Americans. Michael Gibson is the chairman of Clear View Group.
A new operating company called Ebony Media Operations will run the magazines, which will maintain the existing Chicago headquarters and New York...
-- In April 2014, Mitzi Miller was named editor in chief of Ebony magazine. Miller was formerly serving as editor-in-chief of JET magazine, Johnson Publishing Company's weekly publication. She succeeds Amy D. Barnett who had served as editor since 2010.
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