Janelle Harris Dixon is a narrative journalist, copywriter, and content strategist with more than 20 years of experience covering race, culture, equity, and social justice. Her work has appeared in Essence, Ebony, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, Smithsonian, and more than 50 other publications. She holds a B.A. from Lincoln University and an M.A. in African American Studies from Temple University.
1 min read • Originally published May 2, 2016 / Updated April 6, 2021
At 70, Ebony doesn’t look its age. Created by media impresario John Johnson to report and celebrate the achievements in black America, its content still does that, but the mag also compels and entertains its readership in ways that print media has been lacking.