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In Memoriam: John H. Johnson (1918-2005)

John H. Johnson, the unchallenged dean of Black publishing and entrepreneurship; the acknowledged “first” in categories that would

September 7, 2005

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Tribute to a Publishing Icon

A giant in the world of publishing passed from us in early August. John H. Johnson was the founder of the world’s largest Black publishing company

September 7, 2005

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Founder and Publisher of Ebony and Jet Magazines Dies at 87

Pioneering Black publisher John H. Johnson, whose Ebony magazine countered stereotypical coverage of Blacks, died August 8 Story:

August 10, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Texas Southern Names Communications School

Texas Southern Names Communications School For Talk Show Host Tavis SmileyHOUSTONTexas Southern University unveiled a new building housing its school of communications in September, renaming the school for talk show host Tavis Smiley. University President Priscilla Slade said the center will house all communications, journalism, speech and telecommunications programs at the historically Black university. Slade […]

October 6, 2004

African-American

Race Matters in New Harvard Journal

Race Matters in New Harvard Journal   But given the diversity of Black studies programs, will the publication be inclusive enough, asks a scholar By Ronald RoachIn an academic publishing venture that seeks to honor the intellectual legacy of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, political scientist Dr. Michael Dawson and sociologist Dr. Lawrence Bobo, both of the […]

August 25, 2004

Students

Congress Questions Sky-High Costs of College Textbooks

Congress Questions Sky-High Costs of College TextbooksBy Peggy OrchowskiWhy are textbooks costing community college students almost 50 percent of what they pay for tuition each year? Some members of the U.S. Congress and higher education officials sought to find an answer to that question at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill that explored the reasons […]

August 25, 2004

Sports

A Year in Review: Headliners

HeadlinersHoward University’s School of Communications was renamed the John H. Johnson School of Communications in recognition of a $4 million contribution from the legendary founder of Johnson Publishing Co., which produces Ebony and Jet magazines.University of Virginia student Daisy Lundy, a student of African American and Korean background, reported being assaulted in February by a […]

December 17, 2003

Health

Federal Government Awards $14 Million To Tuskegee Bioethics Center

Federal Government Awards $14 Million To Tuskegee Bioethics CenterWASHINGTONThe federal government has awarded a $14 million grant to Tuskegee University to complete its National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care.The center is the nation’s first bioethics institute dedicated to addressing issues that involve African Americans and other underserved populations. It was created in […]

November 19, 2003

African-American

Writers’ Retreat

Writers’ RetreatDespite the proliferation of Black authors and titles in today’s marketplace, many look to literary journals to carry on the torch for the written wordBy Kendra HamiltonImagine the African American writer as an endangered species. Impossible, you might say — not with Oprah’s smile selling magazines and books by the millions; not with bookstore […]

November 5, 2003

Faculty & Staff

Revisiting Black History, Examining Future Paradigms

Revisiting Black History, Examining Future ParadigmsSoulstepping: african american step showsBy Dr. Elizabeth C. FineUniversity of Illinois Press, 2003, 208 pp., $24.95 cloth, ISBN 0-252-02475-3Soulstepping documents the history of stepping, which is defined as a complex performance that melds folk traditions with popular culture and involves synchronized percussive movement, singing, chanting and drama. The author traces […]

October 22, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Publisher Gives $4 Million to Howard; Communications School to Get New Name

Publisher Gives $4 Million to Howard; Communications School to Get New Name WASHINGTONHoward University’s School of Communications soon will have a new name thanks to a $4 million contribution from John H. Johnson, publisher and chairman of Johnson Publishing Company, the publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines. In recognition of Johnson’s gift, the communications school […]

February 26, 2003

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Cal State Music Professor Sues Rap Group

Cal State Music Professor Sues Rap Group For Copyright Infringement  Case opens up new debate on intellectual property rightsJames Newton, a triple threat composer-performer-educator who has been showered with awards and commissions for his innovative work in the worlds of jazz, opera, ballet, classical and chamber music, is garnering international media attention due to a […]

October 9, 2002