Jet is an American weekly digital magazine focusing on news, culture, and entertainment related to the African-American community.

[5] Jet chronicled the civil rights movement from its earliest years, including the murder of Emmett Till, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the activities of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Jet was printed from November 1, 1951, in digest-sized format in all or mostly black-and-white until its December 27, 1999, issue.

[6][1] In 2016, Johnson Publishing sold Jet and its sister publication Ebony to private equity firm Clear View Group.

[10] The publication of Till's brutalized corpse within the September 22, 1955[12] issue inspired the black community to address racial violence, catalyzing the civil rights movement.

[13] The Johnson Publishing Company's campaign for economic, political and social justice influenced its inclusion of progressive views.

[16] In June 2016, after 71 years, Jet and its sister publication Ebony were sold by Johnson Publishing to Clear View Group, an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm, for an undisclosed amount but the sale did not include the photo archives.

[17] In July 2019, three months after Johnson Publishing filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy liquidation, it sold its historic Jet and Ebony photo archives to a consortium of foundations to be made available to the public.

[18][19] In 2020, Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, a former NBA basketball player, became the new owner of Ebony Media's assets for $14 million in a bid out of a Houston bankruptcy court.

[5] Jet claims to give young female adults confidence and strength because the women featured therein are strong and successful without the help of a man.

This feature includes a photograph of an African American woman in a swimsuit (either one-piece or two-piece, but never nude), along with her name, place of residence, profession, hobbies, and interests.

Implementing this survey initially into the issues allowed for notable artists spanning multiple years to be recognized amongst the publications, such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Prince.

The publication delves heavily into his funeral ceremony, and how hundreds of people (including President Lyndon Johnson), had went to pay their respects.