The Los Angeles Sentinel interviews actress and comedian Loni Love who talks Black power, comedy tour, The Real special guests and more. Talks Comedy Tour, The Real and More at EBONY Power 100 at the Beverly Hilton.
Ebony Power 100 brings out Black Hollywood
When news hit that Johnson Publishing Co. (JPC) had sold Ebony and Jet magazines, many African Americans in South Los Angeles expressed surprise as if losing an old friend.
Ebony and Jet magazines, which have chronicled African-American life for the past 71 years, have been sold to an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm.
Alex Poinsett died peacefully Friday, October 23, 2015 at Seasons Hospice in Chicago, IL. He succumbed to declining health stemming from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 89 years old. Mr. Poinsett was born in Chicago on January 27, 1926 to Alexander A. Poinsett and Adele L. Poinsett (née Prindle). He was the third oldest in a family of six and the only boy. He grew up in the Woodlawn community and attended McCosh elementary school and Englewood High School.