Johnson Publishing Company
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Johnson Publishing Company was a pioneering African American–owned media firm best known for producing influential magazines such as Ebony and Jet that chronicled Black life and culture in the United States.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American–owned business
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media company ⓘ publishing company ⓘ |
| assetSaleYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| buildingArchitect | John Moutoussamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingCompletionYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| buildingLocation | 820 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago ⓘ |
| buildingOwned | Johnson Publishing Company Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolutionDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| distributionArea |
United States
NERFINISHED
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international ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus | African American community ⓘ |
| focus | African American life and culture ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John H. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFounder | John H. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | "Black is Beautiful" (associated with Ebony brand positioning) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicArchive | Ebony and Jet photo archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
Ebony
NERFINISHED
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Ebony Jr! magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ebony Man (EM) magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ Jet NERFINISHED ⓘ Tan magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| inception | 1942 ⓘ |
| industry |
magazine publishing
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media ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| locationState | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEmployee |
Eunice W. Johnson
NERFINISHED
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John H. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest African American–owned media firms in the United States
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chronicling Black life in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ebony
NERFINISHED
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Jet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operated |
Ebony Fashion Fair
NERFINISHED
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Fashion Fair Cosmetics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owned |
Ebony magazine
NERFINISHED
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Jet magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod | mid-20th century to late 20th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent | filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2019 ⓘ |
| soldAsset | Ebony and Jet photo archives ⓘ |
| spouseOfFounderInvolved | Eunice W. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies of African American media history ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ebony
subject surface form:
Ebony