John H. Johnson was known as the man who turned Ebony into gold. Ebony magazine became the cornerstone of Johnson Publishing Co., a privately held publishing, cosmetics, television production and ...

JOHN H. JOHNSON JOHNSON PUBLISHING INC. EST. 1942 The late business legend built his Chicago-based publishing, media, and cosmetics conglomerate ...

John H. Johnson, publisher of Johnson Publish Co., and his iconic magazines, including Ebony, Jet and Ebony Man, on Nov. 9, 1992, with his daughter, Linda Johnson Rice, who eventually became the ...

The annual John H. Johnson Day -- recognizing the Arkansan who published Ebony and Jet magazines in Chicago -- will take place Nov. 1 highlighted by the unveiling of a statue at the Arkansas State ...

The second annual John H. Johnson Day will be held virtually to honor the late Johnson, the Arkansas City native and Ebony founder. The ceremony will be held from 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 ...

John H. Johnson Awards will also be presented to U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis and coach Larry Clark for their humanitarian work, former Johnson Publishing Company photographer Roy Lewis in the ...

CHICAGO Self-made business leader John H. Johnson broke ground and made money by bringing positive portrayals of black people into mass-market publications and by encouraging corporations to ...

GLENDIVE – John H. Johnson, 87, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at the Glendive Medical Center.

GLENDIVE — John H. Johnson, age 87, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at the Glendive Medical Center in Glendive.A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. on ...

John H. Johnson was born in 1864, the son of James Johnson, a farmer from Westbrook. James had many children (about 13) from a previous marriage to Ruth Libby.