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JOHN H JOHNSON IMMORTALIZED ON FOREVER STAMP

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buzzz worthy. . . The U.S. Postal Service will honor John H. Johnson , founder of preeminent media company Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of EBONY and JET magazines, and owner of Fashion Fair Cosmetics, a global prestige cosmetics brand for women of color, by featuring the legendary publisher and distinguished business leader on a 2012 Forever Stamp as part of its Black Heritage stamp series. A preview of the stamp, which will be available nationwide in 2012, will be on view at Beyond the Perf at www.beyondtheperf.com/2012-preview , on Facebook at facebook.com/USPSStamps , and on Twitter at @USPSstamps beginning Thursday, July 21 as part of the USPS' effort to harness social media to bring the message of its honorary stamps to a broader audience. The stamps will also be available to view on johnsonpublishing.com, ebony.com, and jetmag.com. Since 1978 the Black Heritage series has honored Black Americans whose contributions to the civil rights movement, politics, busi...