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Lil Kim Denies Photographer Claims Over Ebony Mag Cover
Lil Kim is not here for her heavily photoshopped Ebony Magazine cover.
Ebony Magazine & Mass Appeal To Release Hip-Hop Print Issue
Ebony Magazine is honoring Hip-Hop's 50th anniversary with a new limited-edition printed issue, done in collaboration with Mass Appeal. The featured artists will be 50 Cent, Lil Kim, Rick Ross, Swizz Beats and Busta Rhymes.
Colin Kaepernick Graces Cover Of ‘Ebony’ Mag, Talks Activism, New Projects & A Possible Return To NFL
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joshua Kissi / Courtesy of Ebony Colin Kaepernick—the athlete and activist who put his convictions before his career and flooded the world with a Pacific Ocean’s worth of white tears just by starting the practice of kneeling during the national anthem as a show of support for Black lives—will be gracing November’s cover of Ebony in an issue that features an exclusive interview with The View’s Sunny Hostin and two members of the Lower Eastside Girls Club. The aforementioned four discussed Kaepernick’s “journey over the last four years, his continued fight for change, his adoption by a white family and how that shaped him, and the possibility of him returning to the NFL,” per a release. The former 49ers QB also talked about his nonprofit Know Your Rights Ca...
Nas Graces ‘Ebony’ Magazine October 2021
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ebony / EBONY This summer names like Jadakiss, Kanye West and Drake might’ve dominated the summer headlines, but Nas had one of the best albums of the year in Kings Disease II and Ebony has rewarded the Hip-Hop icon by having him grace the cover to their October issue. On the heels of scoring his 10th number 1 album on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with his latest project, Nas sat down with acclaimed journalist Miles Marshall Lewis to open up about a bevy of topics near and dear to him including his personal battle with COVID-19, how Hip-Hop helped build black wealth across the board, and naturally his own personal legacy that he’ll be leaving behind in the music game once he walks away. “On the cover, Nas dons his classic QB chain a...
‘Ebony’ Magazine’s Board of Directors Removes CEO Willard Jackson
Source: David Livingston / Getty Ebony was the first Black publication to be called out for its treatment of writers, now its Board of the directors has finally taken some action. Deadline is reporting the iconic Black publication’s Board of directors gave CEO Willard Jackson, Jr. the boot following an “independent inquiry into a number of unspecified transactions led by him raised questions.” According to the company, the investigation still ongoing. In a statement from Jacob Walthour Jr., the newly-elected chairman of Ebony’s Board and co-founder of Blueprint Capital Advisors, he lauded Johnson while saying the company needs to “adapt” its business model. “The Board of directors individually and collectively understands the legacy and value of Ebony to Black communities global...
