These are all Vintage and Original Jet Beauty of the week spreads. These are the lady's of 1971! Two years later, Johnson Publishing sold JET and its sister magazine Ebony. There are the wedding announcements and anniversaries. Check out the slideshow below for a look at a few stunning "Beauty of the Week" ladies from past to present. Red and black-and-white stood out as the main colors of the Ebony brand. Very fitting, wouldn't you say? What was your inspiration?
All of the photos have rare pictures and articles from many black legends in their prime on the opposite side. Keena established the goal of becoming an Ebony/Jet Beauty of the Week – and she accomplished it! According to the website Miss Black Britain is: The UK's first and only black integrated beauty contest, with Miss England affiliation. What did you learn from doing this work? Martin Luther King Jr., won't fully be in the hands an African American-owned entity. Today JET can still be found on, producing content for us and by us. Subtle spring highlights turn into a full head of summery platinum blonde almost as fast as you miss your natural brunette strands come fall — then the whole cycle resets. You've designed the catalog in a very minimal manner—black and red dominate. More important, have you ever wondered how they got there? Just last summer, Jet announced it was undergoing a redesign of its print edition, presumably in an attempt to revitalize flagging appeal. In a study conducted by Vanessa Hazell and Juanne Clarke, it was concluded that JET and Essence magazine between 2003 and 2004 still allowed Eurocentric and white standards of beauty to be promoted through their hair care ads. Jet had long been both everywhere and overlooked, and it seems it's going out in the same way. It was born out of the frustration with the lack of black British female role models and pioneers especially in the area of fashion and entertainment. Copyright © 2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, LLC, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved.
Keena says, "One of my greatest achievements was producing a 2015 Calendar titled "Fit and Fabulous at Forty" inspiring women and men to be fit at any age. Foundations are the ones who help save archives connected to black history, so I'm hopeful. And are in great condition. They would be great as a collage, framed at a bar or man cave or just added to a book of beautiful things. The founders experience and background in the performing arts highlighted the lack of support for black women within the industry and inspired her to provide a platform of support. Polarizing to say the least, JET Beauty of the Week has been a centerpiece of the magazine since its inception. JET also came under fire along with the popular Essence magazine for promoting colorist ideals. It was Jet in 1955 that published a photo of the open coffin of Emmett Till, showing the effects of the fatal beating the 14-year-old Chicago boy suffered at the hands of white men in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. From 1970-1975, JET gave physicians the platform to discuss scientific facts surrounding abortion and reproductive rights. Fans Are Declaring 'Kanye Was Right' After Daughter North West Dressed Up As Ice Spice For TikTok Video. This weekend in Atlanta, Ga., aspiring women (over the age of 18) will get the chance to show JET what they've person.
With its many supporters and creative staffing, hopefully we see the magazine fully restored to its former glory: "Black like it never left. Johnson Publishing Company was founded in 1942 during the height of racial segregation in America. My fondest memories of Ebony and Jet magazine are from childhood trips with my dad to Mullin's Barbershop. In a Los Angeles Times feature, Ghee recalls the lasting legacy of the brands and how instrumental they were in the creation of the Black media blueprint. I discovered that Google Books have published ALL JET MAGAZINES, from its founding, in 1951, until the publishers ceased producing them, in 2008. Some Black women who gained success later in life credited the centerfold piece as their start, from the likes of television beauty Willona Woods to Blaxpoitation icon Pam Grier. And Jet was everywhere — barbershops, salons, waiting rooms.
In this podcast episode, our girl Adrienne London Leach and guest Co-Host Dawn Sanchez chat it up with Keena Simmons. "It wasn't about all poverty and suffering. Besides black newspapers in cities across the nation, few media outlets dedicated resources to cover events and people connected to African American lifestyle and news as Ebony and Jet magazines. "I remember it was so cool to look at growing up. Clear View Group, a Texas-based and Black-owned equity firm, still owns both publications in 2022. The sale of the photo archive of Ebony and Jet magazines chronicling African American history is generating relief among some who worried the historic images may be lost. For example, Kendall Jenner went blonde during the London leg of Fashion Month, then went back to brunette right after.
That's probably the only real way to "read" Jet, since every article seemed to be shorter than 300 words. Beauties of the Week were largely photographed in bathing suits from 1959-1993. The ad depicted a light-skinned woman as the center of men's attention. Ebony was a large full-sized publication while Jet was less than half its size. The original artwork in the exhibition uses the magazines' imagery and text as source material.
Our shout out for this episode goes to Sistah J and Sistah K of the Sistah Speak Podcast Network. The Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation, The J. Paul Getty Trust and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation are buying the archive for $30 million as part of an auction to pay off secured creditors of Johnson Publishing Company. I wanted the hairstyles, the clothes; I wanted to order the CDs they recommended. A lot has changed over the years, but any magazine can be relevant if the content is relevant to its audience. JET marketed itself as the "Weekly Negro News Magazine", covering the quickly unfolding Civil Rights Movement. When designing the catalog, we wanted to pay homage to Ebony and Jet, but not copy the design.
Admiring these gorgeous women of color has definitely become a pastime. The exhibition catalog was designed by Bobby C. Martin Jr., Jennifer Kinon, and Michael McCaughley of OCD. I did a small segment on Dr. Oz and was featured in Bermuda's most read newspaper for my achievements. So it's no surprise that thousands of women have vied for the chance to be spotlighted on the page. Gibbs said the photos also show everyday black life — from children playing in city parks to elders praying at rural churches. Chicago-based Johnson Publishing, the owner of the archives and former publisher of the magazines, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in April. "You have to do what you have to do, " Roy Douglas Malonson, publisher of the Houston-based African American News & Issues newspaper, said. "We're not hosting an open call because we need more 'Beauty Of The Weeks' -- we're having an open call because we want to reach out to our readers and I want them to be aware of how JET is changing, " Miller told The Huffington Post. Yalanda Lattimore, the host of "Buzz it or Bash It with DryerBuzz, " an Atlanta-based podcast on black issues, said she has been warning listeners and readers of her blog that the archive was in trouble. But that was decades ago. The smell of Blue Magic grease and hot combs are a welcoming scent.
Getty will be tasked with digitally preserving the trove, some of which remains a mystery. Ghee plans to bring the publications back into their former glory by tying on tried-and-true ways to new solutions. Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art (Nov. 13, 2014–March 8, 2015) explores the ways contemporary artists use the leading African American magazines Ebony and Jet as a resource and inspiration. Coloring your hair is a never-ending cycle.