In May 2011, Waeusi Publishing Company, a sole proprietorship, was founded in Iowa City, Iowa USA, with marketing and promotions, for local businesses and government entities on various platforms and media, as well as community outreach in holiday festivals, the Equity Board of Iowa City Public Schools, public speaking at city council and board of supervisor’s meetings, and 2012 voter awareness. Our company created and maintained a listing of local Black owned businesses in Johnson County and Linn County both in Iowa USA. At the time the owner mistakenly misspelled “Weusi” when naming the company. The word “weusi” is a Kiswahili word which means “Black people”. One of the products of Waeusi Publishing Company was MaGaZiNe yEtU. “Yetu” is a Kiswahili word which means “our”. In Kiswahili grammar, the word “our” is placed after the noun. So in correct English grammar it would be “Our Magazine”, but in Kiswahili it is “Magazine Our”. MaGaZiNe yEtU is a niche for Black owned businesses to advertise their products and services, positions available, scholarships, community outreach initiatives, and more. It is also a platform for other businesses to advertise their job postings, scholarships, internships opportunities, investment/franchise opportunities, and community outreach programs. And finally it is a voice for the people in the community, and a news source for everyone.
In August 2013, Waeusi Publishing Company closed, and the magazine was no longer published.
In 2019, Weusi Publishing International, LLC, was founded by the same founder, in North Miami Beach, Florida USA, with marketing and promotions for businesses, non-profits, NGO’s and government entities globally, as well as community outreach. One of our products is MaGaZiNe yEtU.
