Jamie Foster Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jamie Foster ca. June 26, 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Calumet High School (Chicago) |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University |
| Occupation(s) | Magazine owner and publisher, entertainment columnist and journalist, former TV producer |
| Years active | Publisher, 1988-present |
| Known for | Pioneering publisher in the African American community |
| Title | 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]