It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The Democratic nominee, incumbent President Barack Obama, and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, were elected to a second term, defeating the Republican nominee, former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney, and his running mate, Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.his article is about the United States presidential election held in 2012. For information about other elections held within the United States in 2012, see United States elections, 2012.
As the original founder of the first Shari's Berries, Fitzpatrick licensed the rights to her brand to SBI in 1998 in exchange for 4 million common shares. All orders for Shari's Berries in the Sacramento region are filled by Fitzpatrick's stores, while those outside the region are filled by SBI.
Essence magazine is back under 100-percent black ownership. Essence Communications announced Thursday that it was acquired from Time Inc. by Essence Ventures for an undisclosed sum. Essence Ventures was founded in 2017 by Richelieu Dennis, who also founded personal care company Sundial Brands, which owns beauty companies Shea Moisture, Nubian Heritage and Madam C.J. Walker. Time Inc. originally purchased a 49 percent stake in the magazine in 2000 from owners Clarence Smith and Ed Lewis before buying the remaining 51 percent in 2005, according to the New York Times.