Ebony (magazine)

==Ownership==
In 2016, Johnson Publishing Company sold the magazine along with ''Jet'' to private equity firm Clear View Group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ebony-sold-0615-biz-20160614-story.html|title=Johnson Publishing sells Ebony, Jet magazines to Texas firm|last=Channick|first=Robert|newspaper=chicagotribune.com|access-date=January 27, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.northstarnewstoday.com/business/ebony-jet-magazines-sold/|title=Ebony and Jet magazines have been sold – Northstar News Today|date=June 15, 2016|newspaper=Northstar News Today|access-date=January 27, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2019-07-19/ebony-magazines-legendary-photo-archive-is-up-for-auction "Books, Ebony magazine's legendary photo archive is up for auction"], ''LA Times'', July 19, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020.</ref> In May 2017, the editorial staff for the magazine moved from Chicago to Los Angeles along with the editorial staff for ''Jet'' magazine.<ref>Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member), [http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/may/31/ebony-magazine-moves-los-angeles/ "EBONY magazine moves to Los Angeles, Ebony Heads West, Leaves Chicago for Los Angeles"], ''New York Amsterdam News'', May 31, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020.</ref> In December 2020, the magazine and its sister  publication ''[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/this-millennial-owner-bought-ebony-and-jet-for-14m-with-plans-to-bring-the-magazines-into-the-digital-era/|title=This Millennial Bought Ebony and Jet For $14M, Plans to Bring the Magazines Into the Digital Era|date=August 11, 2021}}</ref> were purchased for $14 million by Junior Bridgeman.<ref>Cedric "Big Ced" Thorton (Black Enterprise), [https://www.blackenterprise.com/ebony-magazine-purchased-by-former-nba-player-ulysses-junior-bridgeman-for-14-million/ "Ebony Magazine Purchased by Former NBA Player Ulysses 'Junior' Bridgeman for $14 Million"], ''Black Enterprise'', December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.</ref>