Tag Archives: black media
Heart & Soul Magazine Under New Ownership
The 18-year-old publication expands target market with recent purchase
National wellness publication Heart & Soul has been sold by independent owner Edwin V. Avent…
By Janel Martinez
Holding the Ad Industry Accountable to Black Consumers
When most people consider the importance of black-owned media, they tend to focus on the…
By Earl G. Graves, Sr.
UBR Morning Post: Don Jackson of Central City Productions
Bonus content on the entrepreneurs and strategies featured on The Urban Business Roundtable
This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Contributor Angelique Westerfield speaks with Don Jackson,…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
No. 13: Ed Lewis/Clarence Smith/Susan Taylor, The Voice Of Black Women
Our countdown of the most impactful black business leaders of the past 40 years
In celebration of our 40th anniversary, Black Enterprise ranks the Titans: The 40 Most Powerful…
By Derek T. Dingle
Luxury Brand Advertising Often Absent in Black Media
Experts say black buying power often overlooked
In some affluent circles, the expectation to wear luxury apparel is the same across all…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
My Beef With Black Business
Black-owned companies need to spend more money with black-owned media
Our businesses leave BE and other black media hanging. When Forbes, Business Week or The…
By Zachary Raynell Rinkins
John H. Johnson: The Icon
The founder of one of America's largest black business empires used his wealth and power to raise the social and economic status of African Americans
John H. Johnson controlled one of the nation’s largest black business empires and used his…
By Derek T. Dingle
Essence of the Deal
What does time inc.'s takeover mean forthe popular black women's magazine?
For 35 years, Essence magazine has been a household name, projecting the image and voice…
By Derek T. Dingle
The Essence Of A Breakup
When Ed Lewis and Clarence Smith cut a deal with AOL Time Warner two years ago, they were offered the promise of fresh capital and new markets for the leading black women's magazine. Little did they know it would mean the split of a 32-year-old business partnership and a fight for the soul of an institution.
Scorched by the summer heat, hundreds of thousands of African Americans pour into New…
