Publisher John H. Johnson, Founder of Ebony, Jet magazines dies at 87

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Founder of Ebony, Jet magazines dies
(CNN) -- Publisher John H. Johnson, who founded Ebony and Jet magazines, died Monday at age 87, his company said.

The cause of death was not made public, said Latrina Blair, a spokeswoman for Johnson Publishing Co. in Chicago, Illinois.

Born in Arkansas City, Arkansas, in 1918, Johnson began his publishing career in 1942 as editor and publisher of Negro Digest, later Black World, according to a biography published on his company's Web site.

Three years later, he began publishing Ebony, which the company describes as "the No. 1 African-American magazine in the world."

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[Octafish]

1. Publisher showed the world all people are created equal.

Too bad it took so long for America to catch on. And while not everyone has yet gotten it, the nation is getting there. Thanks to Mr. Johnson, a lot faster than it would have been otherwise.