Years after playing creative director and editor Wilhelmina Slater on "Ugly Betty," Vanessa Williams will play ruthless editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly in Elton John's "The Devil Wears Prada" musical.

Gabby says people thought they were being kept off of covers because they're dark sinned.

(Chicago Sun Times) — Johnson Publishing Co. Inc., publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, said Tuesday it has sold its home of nearly 40 years on Michigan Avenue.  The company, which has gone through a painful down- sizing typical for the publishing business, is selling its 820 S. Michigan building to Columbia College Chicago. Johnson […]

(New York Times) — A small group of former magazine journalists and editors, including a former president of Newsweek, plan to publish a weekly digital magazine this fall, seeking to create content specifically for mobile technology. The magazine, called Nomad Editions and created by a New York start-up of the same name, will feature the work […]

(Folio) — MSN has entered into a partnership with Rodale Inc. for which the publisher’s magazine content will be repurposed online at a new MSN-branded health and wellness site which is expected to launch this fall. The site will focus on topics including diet, fitness and nutrition, and will feature original content as well as […]

Will parent company YouBlast Global, formerly Sahara Media, be able to turn around its business and survive 2010?

(PRNewswire) — The NorthStar Group is pleased to announce the official national launch of JONES Magazine. In addition to the launch of the magazine, the newly redesigned website JONESMAG.com has gone live, providing readers an interactive 360 degree experience. JONES Magazine initially launched as a regional publication in 2005 under the creative direction of founder […]

(TargetMarketNews.com) —  Uptown Magazine, the luxury lifestyle publication for affluent African Americans, announced its expansion into the Philadelphia and Detroit markets, effective with the June/July issue. Both Philadelphia and Detroit were selected based upon their status as cultural centers for the African American community. Founded in 2004, Uptown Magazine delivers fashion, lifestyle, political and entertainment […]

The iconic brand may be folding its magazine, according to Gawker, proving that even the popular go-to mag for black women can’t withstand the tides of the recession. Just a couple of days after announcing the retirement of beauty editor Mikki Taylor, Gawker reports that there have been a lot of pink slips and turnover […]