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The National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement revealed that 46.8% of African Americans under 18-years-old may have a mental health disorder. [2] Additionally, African American children between the ages of five- and twelve-years old commit suicide at approximately double the rate of their White counterparts. [3]
The Great Depression had a devastating effect on his company, as widespread financial problems caused his customers to cut back on bus orders. [ citation needed ] Patterson died in 1932. [ 4 ] His son, Postell Patterson (1906–1981), who had worked with him, closed the business in 1939.
Beginning in the mid-1970s, advertisers created customized ads for the magazine which featured African-American models using their products. [19] In 1985, Ebony Man, a monthly men's magazine was created, printing the first issue in September 1985. [5] By Ebony's 40th anniversary in November 1985, it had a circulation of 1.7 million. [14]
The Crisis has been in continuous print since 1910, and it is the oldest Black-oriented magazine in the world. [1] Today, The Crisis is "a quarterly journal of civil rights, history, politics and culture and seeks to educate and challenge its readers about issues that continue to plague African Americans and other communities of color." [2]
On Oct. 22, Audacy will host its ninth annual We Can Survive concert — part of Audacy’s I’m Listening mental health initiative in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention ...
It’s written in African-American Vernacular English—better known as “Ebonics”—and includes phrases like “mama Jeep run out of gas” and “she walk yesterday.” The first response from her students is always the same: The writer doesn’t understand possession, he’s failing to show subject-verb agreement, he’s struggling with ...
Later publications included African American Stars and Ebony Jr., a children's magazine. Although all of the magazines achieved a measure of success, none was able to compete with Ebony , which in its 40th year of publication had a circulation of 2,300,000 and was the primary reason that Johnson was considered one of the 400 richest individuals ...
Profiles of African-American Success is an American documentary web series produced by Frances Presley-Rice and filmmaker Bayer Mack for their production company Block Starz Music Television. The documentary series features short biographies of African-American businesses and entrepreneurs.