Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2018-1139

• Record #: R2018-1139
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 10/31/2018
• Final action: 10/31/2018
• Title: Recognition extended to the Johnson Family for publishing, commerce and charitable contributions to City of Chicago
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm, King, Sophia D., Dowell, Pat, Hairston, Leslie A., Sawyer, Roderick T., Mitchell, Gregory I., Harris, Michelle A., Beale, Anthony, Foulkes, Toni, Moore, David H., Curtis, Derrick G., Willie B. Cochran, Brookins, Jr., Howard, Scott, Jr. Michael, Burnett, Jr., Walter, Ervin, Jason C., Taliaferro, Chris, Austin, Carrie M., Mitts, Emma

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
10/31/2018		City Council	Rules Suspended - Immediate Consideration
10/31/2018	85872	City Council	Adopted	Pass

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
October 31, 2018










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

I transmit herewith, together with Aldermen Austin, Beale, Brookins Jr., Burnett Jr., Cochran, Curtis, Dowell, Ervin, Foulkes, Hairston, Harris, King, Mitchell, Mitts, David Moore, Sawyer, Scott Jr. and Taliaferro, a congratulatory resolution concerning the Johnson Family and Ebony Magazine.

Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Mayor


Very truly yours,

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Johnson Family has had a tremendous impact in Chicago through their immensely successful business, Johnson Publishing Company, and generosity to charitable causes; and

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed ofthe Johnson Family's contributions by Alderman Sophia King and Mayor Rahm Emanuel; and

WHEREAS, John H. Johnson was the founder and head ofthe Johnson Publishing Company. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential African-American business leaders in the United States; and

WHEREAS, John Johnson relocated to Chicago with his mother, Gertrude, after his father, Leroy, was killed in a sawmill accident when Johnson was just six years old. After graduating from DuSable High School and the University of Chicago in 1942, Johnson took out a $500 loan using his mother's furniture as collateral to open the doors of Johnson Publishing Company; and

WHEREAS, Johnson Publishing Company produced the groundbreaking Ebony and Jet magazines, which were an integral part of the civil rights movement, sharing African American culture with readers all over the world; and

WHEREAS, Fashion Fair is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnson Publishing Company and was created for women of color by the late Eunice W. Johnson, the creator of the Ebony Fashion Fair Show. As a pioneering businesswoman, Johnson took the risk that most major cosmetic companies refused to take by entering the un...