Private Equity Firm Buys ‘Ebony’ And ‘Jet’ Magazines

Private Equity Firm Buys ‘Ebony’ And ‘Jet’ Magazines

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Ebony and Jet were once recognized worldwide as chroniclers of the black American experience — especially black achievement. Johnson Publishing is selling the magazines to black venture capitalists.

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