JET Magazine, Volume 1, Number 9 December 27, 1951 LAST ISSUE OF FIRST YEAR

  
Jet Magazine, Volume 1, Number 9. Last issue of the VERY FIRST year of JET Magazine! Jet is an American weekly digital magazine focusing on news, culture, and entertainment related to the African-American community. Founded in November 1951 by John H. Johnson of the Johnson Publishing Company in Chicago, Illinois, [3][4] the magazine was billed as "The Weekly Negro News Magazine". Jet chronicled the civil rights movement from its earliest years, including the murder of Emmett Till, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the activities of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Jet was printed from November 1, 1951, in digest-sized format in all or mostly black-and-white until its December 27, 1999, issue. In 2009, Jet expanded one of the weekly issues to a double issue published once each month. Johnson Publishing Company struggled with the same loss of circulation and advertising as other magazines and newspapers in the digital age, and the final print issue of Jet was published on June 23, 2014, continuing solely as a digital magazine app. As of the date of sale, the publishing company is known as Ebony Media Corporation. The first issue of Jet was published on November 1, 1951, by John H. Johnson called his magazine Jet because he wanted the name to symbolize "Black and speed".

In Jet's first issue, Johnson wrote, In the world today everything is moving along at a faster clip. There is more news and far less time to read it. " Jet's goal was to provide "news coverage on happenings among Negroes all over the U. In entertainment, politics, sports, social events as well as features on unusual personalities, places and events. " Redd Foxx called the magazine "the Negro bible.

The Nov 1, 1951 issue of the magazine features Lena Horne on the cover. It is protected in a mylar sleeve and board. Since November 1, 1951, JET Magazine has explored topics ranging from Emmet Till to President Barack Obama. It also featured fan favorites, including JET's Beauty of the Week column and its Love section. JET depicted the lives of African-Americans overcoming the confines of racial discrimination. This was before there was a radio or television in every household. The African-American experience was buried during that age - when they lived separate and certainly unequal to Whites. JET has recorded news affecting Black life and culture since its inception. The Johnson Publishing Company's founder was John H. The Black media mogul's vision when he started JET was to reach out to large numbers of Black people around the nation. Johnson wanted to recognize their lives as beautiful and deserving. This notion took root in his heart and thoughts.

The more African-American images got omitted from the news and other forms of media, the more determined he grew. In 1942, he founded Negro Digest, which reached out to individuals in Black families and shops around the country. The staff wanted to see the beliefs, lives, and goals their fellow men and women represented. However, nine years later, in response to the rapid pace of the news cycle, Johnson started publishing the pocket-sized JET.

"There is more news and far less time to read it, " Johnson wrote in an editorial in the first edition of the leaner JET. In 2014, 65 years later, JET - which transitioned to an all-digital format - continued its historic mission as the sister newspaper to EBONY magazine and EBONY.

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