7 Things You Thought Were Black Owned

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#1. Essence Magazine

In 2013, Essence magazine editor Constance White was fired as corporate overseer. According to White, Essence was being pushed in a direction that she felt was designed to dumb down the black woman in America, focusing more on fashion and beauty tips than more serious issues of the day. It’s safe to say that Essence magazine now represents the black woman that white people would like for them to become.



#2. Ebony Magazine

In 2011, Ebony magazine was bought out by JP Morgan Chase. The announcement marked the end of a 69-year period in which the company was family-owned. Last year, Ebony received backlash for using a cracked photo of the Huxtables (a black family) in an effort to demean Bill Cosby over sexual assault allegations.



#3. XXL Magazine

XXL magazine, owned by Townsquare Media, is touted as the new voice of the hip-hop generation.



#4. Huff Post: Black Voices

Huff Post: Black Voices, originally known as Blackvoices.com,is owned by Arianna Huffington. This website has writers from different race addressing issues within the black community. Huffington, a pale skinned white woman, came under fire in 2012 when she saidMichelle Obama wasn’t black enough.



#5. TheRoot.com

TheRoot.com was sold to Univision in 2015. Univision prides itself in being an American media company serving Hispanic America.



#6. TV One

TV One is not 1980s BET in the making. This company is primarily a partnership between Radio One’s Cathy Hughes and cable company Comcast Corporation.



#7. VH1 Soul (BET Soul)

Vh1 Soul, now known as BET Soul, is owned by Viacom. VH1 repeatedly shows images of black men as thugs and black women as hoochies (Love & Hiphop, basketball wives etc).

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[Mason83]

 

[Kwéyòl]

im reading alot of them sold out literally for the money

 

[Paradise50]

Thought the root was but I see they were sold in 2015 so I would've found out eventually (which is now)

 

[Citi Trends]

they got the root

 

[CinnaSlim]

Well shyt, what the fukk do we own?

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[Ooh Marty]

Pretty much everything in black entertainment is cac owned

 

[-DMP-]

We own jet magazine tho, right?

Them beauties of the week helped a young Breh through puberty. Only a black man coulda of picked them

 

[Safe]

Pretty much everything in black entertainment is cac owned

It's ironic too, because people jumped on my bro Dame about what he said, but look at the reality. I also find it interesting that when someone does try to keep something black owned, some external anomaly occurs that forces them to lose control or have to sell out.

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

They buy your shyt up real quick before you can hold on to powerful resource.


Dumb nikkas don't see the game for what it is, and sell out quick for a few dollars when they're sitting on a major resource/asset.

 

[Mandarin Duck]

They buy your shyt up real quick before you can hold on to powerful resource.


Dumb nikkas don't see the game for what it is, and sell out quick for a few dollars when they're sitting on a major resource/asset.

So if they dumb, and you smart, why haven't you created a multi-million dollar business, have buyers interested in your company, and refuse them to keep it black owned?

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Well shyt, what the fukk do we own?

the coli?

 

[thaKEAF]

Did not think any of these were black owned.

 

[Cheese McNair]

the coli?

We might need to put our money together and thecoli

Unless its too late for that:shock:

Or it's been owned by whites:iversonsalty:

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

So if they dumb, and you smart, why haven't you created a multi-million dollar business, have buyers interested in your company, and refuse them to keep it black owned?

I knew you'd say some petty shyt like this even before clicking on it.

It's a mind set of settling for the quick dollar, when the white people take what you've created and make 100x more on it.

Like the music business, they offer a struggling rapper 1 million dollars or a fancy car, and he signs, and then they make millions and millions off his creation.

Stop trying to miss the point by focusing on petty shyt, there's a lesson in what i'm saying.