100 years ago, Chicagoan started Poetry magazine

Oct. 16, 2012
100 years ago this month, Chicagoan Harriet Monroe published the first issue of Poetry magazine.

'Ebony,' 'Jet' parent takes a bold new tack

Sep. 21, 2011
Johnson Publishing Company, the black American icon based in Chicago, is hiring. It's a sharp turnaround for a company that saw circulation numbers and revenue for its flagship Ebony and Jet magazines plummet over a number of years.