The Empire of Ebony

Category: Documentary
A documentary film following the rise of Ebony and Jet and their growth into a brand with a readership base in the millions which has had an undeniable effect on American culture.
Status: Post Production
Director: Lisa Cortés
Production Companies : Impact Partners, Artemis Rising, Chicago Media Project, MACRO, One Story Up Productions, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, The Lagralane Group
Production Country: United States of America

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Directing
Lisa Cortés Director

Production
Lisa Cortés Producer
Alyse Shorland Producer
Roger Ross Williams Producer
Linda Johnson Rice Executive Producer
Brenda Robinson Executive Producer
Geoff Martz Executive Producer
Regina K. Scully Executive Producer
Patty Quillin Executive Producer
Nion McEvoy Executive Producer
Leslie Berriman Executive Producer
Julie Parker Benello Executive Producer
Chaz Ebert Executive Producer
Jason Delane Lee Executive Producer
Yvonne Huff Lee Executive Producer
Jenny Raskin Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous Executive Producer
Jenifer Westphal Executive Producer
Joe Plummer Executive Producer
Charles D. King Executive Producer
Steven H. Cohen Executive Producer
Paula M. Froehle Executive Producer
Jim Swartz Executive Producer
Susan Swartz Executive Producer
David Fialkow Executive Producer
Nina Fialkow Executive Producer
Barbara Dobkin Executive Producer
Eric Dobkin Executive Producer
Katrina vanden Heuvel Executive Producer

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