Jamie Foster Brown Explained

Jamie Foster Brown
Birth Name:Jamie Foster
Birth Date:ca. 26 June 1946
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Nationality:American
Education:Calumet High School (Chicago)
Alma Mater:Stockholm University
Occupation:Magazine owner and publisher, entertainment columnist and journalist, former TV producer
Years Active:Publisher, 1988-present
Known For:As a pioneering publisher in the U.S. African American community
Dr. (Bennett College, honorary doctoral degree, 2008)
Spouse:Dr. Lorenzo Brown (m. 1970)
Children:2 sons

Jamie Foster Brown (ca. June 26, 1946) is the former owner and publisher of Sister 2 Sister magazine, which ran from 1988 to 2014. Newsweek called it the "African-American version of People magazine."[1] As an entertainment journalist, Brown wrote a regular column in her magazine, called "Meow", and through it and her interviews with celebrities, she became the first nationally known black female gossip columnist.[2]

Personal

Jamie Foster Brown's hometown is Chicago, Illinois. Brown and her sister Stella Foster were raised in an Englewood, Chicago neighborhood.[3] Her parents were Peter James and Mamie Lee Foster and they were neighborhood storekeepers.[4] She was educated at Calumet High School, started college in Chicago, and later transferred and then graduated with a B.A. from Stockholm University.[5] Her sister Stella Foster also wrote for Sister 2 Sister magazine, worked with Irv Kupcinet, an entertainment journalist at the Chicago Sun-Times, and after his death wrote her own column and retired in 2012.[6]

She was married to Dr. Lorenzo Brown, a former economist, from 1970 until his death in 2015.[7] [8] [9] The family made Stockholm, Sweden their home for nine years while the couple had two sons, Randy and Russell, and Foster attended university. Her son Randy was wounded by gunfire in 1992 when he was 17 years old, and Foster appeared on NBC's America the Violent with Tom Brokaw to discuss the issue of violence from a parent's perspective.[10] [11] Her husband and two sons worked for the magazine.

Career

Jamie Foster Brown once worked with the Chicago-based Zenith Radio Company.[12]

In 1979, Brown started a ticket company, Washington Theater Group. She then worked for Robert Johnson's Black Entertainment Television (BET), first in advertising as a secretary and then later was promoted to a TV producer for Video Soul and Video LP programs until leaving in 1987.[13] [14] As a TV producer, Brown had met musical talent, such as Whitney Houston and others, and would later use her contacts for her entertainment reporting.[15] Brown has said in interviews that she is not a writer but an interviewer and storyteller, and she wanted to write stories about how celebrities were made.[16] Brown formed the idea for her own magazine while writing for Impact magazine and other publications.

Jamie Foster Brown has owned and published Sister 2 Sister magazine since its launch in 1988. Her magazine was published from Lanham, Maryland and later from Takoma Park, Maryland.[13] Expanding on the brand, Brown created and serves as an entertainment journalist for the syndicated radio program Sister 2 Sister Celebrity Update While at Sister 2 Sister, Brown was a regular guest on the Joan Rivers Show and on the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Notable works of journalism

Jamie Foster Brown is known for interviewing her subjects in-depth and not presenting black celebrities as superficial.

Interview with Marion Barry

Milli Vanilli

DMX interview

In 2008, a judge ordered rap artist DMX to pay 1.5 million to Monique Wayne because of a comment he had made to Jamie Foster Brown in a 2006 interview for Sister 2 Sister magazine alleging that a woman had raped him and given birth to his child. Her original suit was for "defamation, false statements and 'unreasonable publicity' about her private life".[22] [23] [24]

Michael Jackson

In popular culture

Jamie Foster Brown appeared on the cover of the November 2013 issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine as it celebrated its 25th anniversary, and was interviewed.[28] [29]

Awards

Selected writings

External links

Notes and References

  1. Newsweek, July 27, 1998.
  2. News: James T. . Jones IV . The 'Sister' with the scoop on black celebs . USA Today . October 17, 1991.
  3. News: Leah . Hope . New billboards tout Englewood neighborhood's success stories . ABC7 News (WLS-TV/DT) . July 18, 2007 . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101134010/http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=5489498 . November 1, 2013 . dead .
  4. Web site: Chicago Sun-Times' Stella Foster is ready for a break . Wbez.org . 2012-07-31 . 2014-02-13 . 2014-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503013145/http://www.wbez.org/blogs/bez/2012-07/chicago-sun-times-stella-foster-ready-break-101331 . dead .
  5. Web site: Carol . Moseley-Braun . Honoring Ms. Jamie Foster Brown (Senate - July 16, 1998) . Congressional Record, Senate . July 16, 1998 . 2013-10-28 .
  6. News: Stella . Foster . Stella Foster recognized for journalism career . Chicago Sun-Times . October 17, 2011 . 2013-10-28 .
  7. Web site: Lorenzo Brown, Husband of Sister-2-Sister Publisher Jamie Brown, Dies of Cancer. 29 August 2015.
  8. News: Sister 2 Sister co-founder Lorenzo Brown dead at 73. Chicago Sun-Times. 24 June 2016.
  9. Web site: Gary . Johnson . Jamie Foster Brown: Sister 2 Sister and Family Too! . Black Men in America . September 2003 . 2013-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130819190622/http://www.blackmeninamerica.com/e-spotlight.htm . 2013-08-19 .
  10. News: Jacqueline . Trescott . The Night the Shots Hit Home . Washington Post . June 21, 1992.
  11. News: Deirdre . Donahue . 'Sister' raises voice against violence . USA Today . June 5, 1992 . Life, 5D.
  12. Web site: Search Occupation Category: MediaMakers . Jamie Foster Brown . The HistoryMakers . 2007-02-05 . 2013-10-28.
  13. News: Natalie . Hopkinson . This Publisher Knows What's in a Name: Magazine Trades on Founder's Visibility . Washington Post . July 5, 2001.
  14. Web site: Magazine publisher speaks at Livingstone College . Salisbury Post . February 16, 2012 . 2013-10-28 . dead . https://archive.today/20131030100307/http://www.salisburypost.com/News/021612-edu-Brown-at-Livingstone-qcd . October 30, 2013 .
  15. Web site: Laurie D. . Willis . Media pioneers' advice: Find your own strengths . The Charlotte Post . February 20, 2012 . 2013-10-28 .
  16. Web site: King . Aliya S. . So What Do You Do, Jamie Foster Brown, Publisher, Sister 2 Sister? . Mediabistro . 2010-05-05 . 2013-10-28.
  17. News: James . Barron . Barry offers insight on destructive lifestyle . New York Times . April 3, 1991 . 2013-10-28 .
  18. News: Carol . Morello . Many Women in Marion Barry's Life . Washington Post . July 7, 2009 . 2013-10-28 . https://archive.today/20131030100204/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2009-07-07/news/36852298_1_effi-barry-cora-masters-barry-karen-k-johnson. October 30, 2013. dead.
  19. News: Jacqueline . Trescott . Barry And The Addictions Of Power: Tells Magazine About Womanizing, Drugs . Washington Post . April 4, 1991 . 2013-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309192258/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1057850.html. dead. March 9, 2016.
  20. News: A 'new' Barry is seeking his 'self-worth' . The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle . April 6, 1991 . 2013-10-28 .
  21. Web site: Sister 2 Sister Celebrates 22 Years in the Magazine Business . Hip Hop Enquirer Magazine . 2010-10-06 . 2013-10-28.
  22. News: Amy . Argetsinger . Roxanne . Roberts . Reliable source . Washington Post . Style C3 . October 13, 2006 .
  23. News: DMX Ordered to Pay $1.5 Million. Washington Post . January 12, 2008 . 2013-10-28 .
  24. News: Greg . Watkins . DMX Loses $1.5 Mil Over Rape Comments . January 12, 2008 . 2013-10-28 .
  25. News: Stella . Foster . Jamie Foster Brown in Japan with MJ . MJ News . March 13, 2007 . 2013-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131031192935/http://site2.mjeol.com/mj-news/stellas-column-jamie-foster-brown-in-japan-with-mj.html . October 31, 2013 .
  26. News: George . Rush . Joanna Rush . Molloy . Patrick . Huguenin . Cristina . Kinon. Tinsley's Fashion Makes Good Copy . Daily News (New York) . Gossip, 20 . April 16, 2007.
  27. Web site: Michael Jackson is a Good Father? . Socialite Life . April 16, 2007 . 2013-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131031225808/http://socialitelife.com/michael_jackson_is_a_good_father-04-2007 . October 31, 2013 . dead .
  28. Web site: Jamie Foster Brown Covers Sister 2 Sister Magazine's 25th Anniversary Issue . FreddyO.com . 2013-10-23 . 2013-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131025173817/http://freddyo.com/jamie-foster-brown-covers-sister-2-sister-magazines-25th-anniversary-issue/showing-love/ . 2013-10-25 .
  29. Web site: Al-Lateef . Farmer . Founder Jamie Foster Brown is Sister 2 Sister Magazine's Cover Story . EURweb . 2013-10-21 . 2013-10-28 . 2013-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131026081631/http://www.eurweb.com/2013/10/founder-jamie-foster-brown-is-sister-2-sister-magazines-cover-story/ . dead .
  30. Web site: 2002 Inductees . Nabfeme . 2013-06-16 . 2013-10-28.
  31. News: Natalie . Hopkinson . The Braided Bunch Comes to Town . Washington Post . December 3, 2002.
  32. Web site: Matrix Professional Achievement Award | Assoc Women in Communications - DC . Awcdc.net . 2013-10-28.
  33. Web site: Jamie Foster Brown and Maria Rodriguez Honored at 2004 Matrix Awards Luncheon . Business Wire . 2004-05-17 . 2013-10-28.
  34. News: Yamiche . Alcindor. 20 D.C. Women Receive Ford Motor Awards . Washington Post . October 1, 2009 .
  35. Book: Betty Shabazz : a sisterfriends' tribute in words and pictures. 1998. Simon & Schuster. New York. 0684852942. Jamie Foster Brown. registration.

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