Company · Publishing · Media · founded 1942
Johnson Publishing Company
Chicago publisher of Ebony and Jet, founded in November 1942 by John H. Johnson. It sold its magazines in 2016 and filed for liquidation in April 2019.
Of the 1 person here linked to Johnson Publishing Company, 1 is a founder and 0 are still there. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
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1 person at Johnson Publishing Company
Founder Past
Role
Founder; ran the company until his death in 2005, 1942–2005
Source
· high confidence. Founded November 1942; the page says it was privately held and run by Johnson until his death in 2005. The company filed for liquidation in April 2019.
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John H. Johnson
Founder, Johnson Publishing Company (Ebony, Jet)
Depression-era rural poverty · outsider · some college