{{Short description|American newspaper publisher and CEO}}
'''Munson Steed''' is an American media executive, publisher, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Steed Media Group, a multimedia company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Steed Media's flagship publication is ''Rolling Out'', a free weekly urban lifestyle and entertainment magazine that primarily targets African American audiences.<ref name="HeartAndSoul">{{cite web |title=Munson Steed: Media Mogul, Thought Producer, Visionary |url=https://www.heartandsoul.com/culture/munson-steed-media-mogul-thought-producer-visionary/ |website=Heart & Soul Magazine |access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref> The publication is distributed in over 19 cities across the United States and maintains a significant online presence.<ref name="BlackEnterprise">{{cite web |title=Rolling Out CEO Munson Steed Talks Media, Music, and Impact |url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/rolling-out-munson-steed-look-at-god/ |website=Black Enterprise |date=22 September 2023 |access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref> ''Rolling Out'' has been recognized as one of the largest Black-owned urban lifestyle publications in the United States.<ref name="MediaPost">{{cite web |title=GM Supports Black-Owned Media |url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/396701/gm-supports-black-owned-media.html |website=MediaPost |access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref>
== Career == Steed is a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science.<ref name="HeartAndSoul" />
In 2010, Steed was appointed Director of the Madison Avenue Initiative (MAI), a program of the National Action Network that focuses on promoting fairness in advertising and improving representation of minority-owned media outlets.<ref name="MichiganChronicle">{{cite web |title=Sharpton Appoints Rolling Out Publisher to NAN Initiative |url=https://michiganchronicle.com/sharpton-appoints-rolling-out-publisher/ |website=Michigan Chronicle |date=24 March 2010 |access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref>
Over the years, Steed has led Steed Media Group in expanding its operations from traditional print journalism to include digital media, branded content, video production, and event platforms.<ref name="MediaPost" />
In 2021, Steed partnered with BlackBookStore.com and Penguin Random House for the #AmplifyBlackStories initiative, designed to increase the visibility of Black authors and literature.<ref name="AtlantaTribune">{{cite web |title=Rolling Out, Penguin Random House, BlackBookStore.com star #AmplifyBlackStories |url=https://atlantatribune.com/2021/02/08/10417/ |website=Atlanta Tribune |access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref>
== Children’s media == Steed is the creator of the ''Little Professor Skye'' children's book series, a collection focused on early childhood education and positive representation of Black children. The books were featured at the African-American Family Book Expo and helped launch Playful Genius, a brand that includes toys, stickers, and culturally relevant media for children.<ref name="DetroitNews">{{cite web |title=Munson Steed Featured at African-American Family Book Expo |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/books/2017/02/24/munson-steed-first-african-american-family-book-expo/98371264/ |website=Detroit News |access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref>
== Music and events == In 2023, Steed collaborated with Grammy Award–winning gospel singer Koryn Hawthorne on the song ''Look At God'', which peaked at number three on the Billboard Gospel charts.<ref name="BlackEnterprise" />
In 2024, he hosted the first Black Artificial Intelligence Conference, which brought together tech leaders, celebrities, and innovators at Morehouse College to highlight Black representation in the AI industry.<ref name="11Alive">{{cite web |title=Celebrities Flock to ATL for Rolling Out Magazine's First Entertainment Tech Biz Conference |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/entertainment-news/celebrities-flock-to-atl-for-rolling-out-magazines-first-entertainment-tech-biz-conference/85-478222899 |website=11Alive News |date=24 September 2017 |access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref>
In 2025, Steed moderated a discussion with actor Greg Tarzan Davis and the cast of ''Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two'' during a ''Rolling Out'' screening and community event.<ref name="QGentleman">{{cite web |title=Greg Tarzan Davis Talks Mission Impossible and Angela Bassett's Influence at Rolling Out Screening |url=https://www.theqgentleman.com/post/2025-05-greg-tarzan-davis-talks-mission-impossible-childhood-dreams-and-angela-bassetts-influence-at-rolling-out-screening |website=The Quintessential Gentleman |date=21 May 2025 |access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref>
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