| Summary: | Publisher Rodney J. Reynolds was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 9, 1958. He attended the University of Cincinnati where he studied graphic design and advertising. Reynolds founded RJR Communications in 1992. His first publishing venture was a general purpose publication targeted toward African American men, Spectrum Magazine. In 1995, Reynolds, along with Forbes, Inc., began publishing American Legacy magazine, which centered on African American history and culture. In February of 2001, RJR Communications and New Millennium Studios, founded by entertainer Timothy Reid, launched American Legacy Television, a nationally syndicated television program. Reynolds was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., and received the Percy E. Sutton Award from the Harlem Business Alliance, as well as the Visionary Award from the African American Men of Westchester, the Forty Under 40 Award from The Network Journal in 1998, and the inaugural Earl G. Graves Entrepreneurial Award in 2004.
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