For as long as we can remember, Sister2Sister magazine has been the go-to guide for urban celebrity gossip. Unfortunately things have recently taken a turn for the worse, as the publication has filed for bankruptcy protection. According to owner and publisher Jamie Foster Brown, the website has taken priority while the print edition is currently on hold.
In regards to the shocking news, Foster Brown said she especially feels responsibility to the prisoners whom she published in the magazine because they “didn’t have a voice.” She added, “We wanted to teach people through celebrities.”
Foster Brown said Monday that she plans to release an official statement on the status of Sister2Sister. She is the sole owner of the publication, and is described as “The Barbara Walters of Print” on the publication’s website.
Although not listed in the latest circulation or advertising figures for the Publishers Information Bureau or the Alliance for Audited Media, Mediabistro puts Sister2Sister‘s June 2013 profile at a circulation of 135,000. The 64-page October 2014 print edition was scheduled to leave newsstands on Oct. 14, and features seven full-page ads, a one-third page ad for a hair product, and a public service spot from the Ad Council on the inside back cover.
Hopefully this legendary magazine will recover soon.