How much is Ebony and Jet Magazine worth?
More than a million photos from Jet and Ebony magazines sold for $30 million on Wednesday, to a consortium of foundations that plan on donating the archive for public use. Chicago-based Johnson Publishing, which owns Jet and Ebony, put the massive archive up for sale after the company filed for bankruptcy in April.
When was the last Jet Magazine published?
June 23, 2014
Currently distributed in digital format, Jets final print publication was June 23, 2014. In 2016, Johnson Publishing sold Jet and its sister publication Ebony to private equity firm Clear View Group.
Is there still a Jet and Ebony Magazine?
The final print issue of Jet Magazine was in 2014. Rice sold Ebony and Jet to Clear View Group in 2016, a Texas-based equity firm. The last print of Ebony Magazine was in 2019.
What happened to Linda Johnson Rice?
Rice married S. Andre Rice in 1984 and the couple had one daughter, Alexa Christina. The couple later divorced and from 2004 to 2009, Rice was married to former Detroit Lions Running Back Mel Farr. She currently resides in Chicago.
Are old Ebony magazine worth anything?
The publishing company is now known as Ebony Media Corporation. Accordingly, are old magazines worth money? According to Fashionista, vintage magazines that once sold for about $1 are now selling for $20, $30, or even $50 on sites like eBay to collectors who are interested in mags from the past.
Are old Ebony magazines worth any money?
The publishing company is now known as Ebony Media Corporation. Then, are old magazines worth money? According to Fashionista, vintage magazines that once sold for about $1 are now selling for $20, $30, or even $50 on sites like eBay to collectors who are interested in mags from the past.
What was the first black magazine?
Ebony
Ebony, monthly magazine geared to a middle-class African American readership. It was the first Black-oriented magazine in the United States to attain national circulation. Ebony was founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson of Chicago, whose first publishing venture was the pocket-size Negro Digest (1942).
Who is the owner of Ebony and Jet?
businessman Ulysses Bridgeman
Ebony stopped printing its magazine in 2019 and Johnson Publishing filed for bankruptcy the same year. The magazines changed hands again last year, with Milwaukee Bucks alum and Black businessman Ulysses Bridgeman buying Ebony and Jet for $14 million in December. It officially relaunched in March.
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