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Helen Marie Williams Jackson (September 16, 1935 – July 26, 2023) was an American fashion model, and one of the first African American models to be featured in mainstream publications of her time. Career
Johnson's company, with its Ebony (1945) and Jet (1951) magazines, was among the most influential African-American business in media in the second half of the twentieth century. [4] In 1982, Johnson became the first African American to appear on the Forbes 400. In 1987, Johnson was named Black Enterprise Entrepreneur of the year.
George Ellis Johnson Sr. (born June 12, 1927) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. Johnson is the founder of Johnson Products Company , an international cosmetics empire headquartered in Chicago, Illinois which created products such as Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen.
The fashion tour was a pioneer in using African-American models on the runway and helped highlight the works of African-American designers. Building on her difficulties in finding cosmetics suited to the skin tones of her models, Johnson created Fashion Fair Cosmetics in 1973 as a line of makeup that would be sold in leading department stores. [4]
S. B. Fuller (June 4, 1905 – October 24, 1988) was an American entrepreneur. He was founder and president of the Fuller Products Company, publisher of the New York Age and Pittsburgh Courier , head of the South Side Chicago NAACP , president of the National Negro Business League , and a prominent black Republican .
The History Museum seeks 1950s furniture and furnishings for an upcoming transformation of its Worker’s Home. The house will reopen Nov. 9, 2023. History Museum seeks items related to African ...
Ophelia DeVore (August 12, 1921 – February 28, 2014) was an American businesswoman, publisher, and model. [1] She was the first model of African-American descent in the United States. In 1946, she helped establish the Grace Del Marco Agency, one of the first modeling agencies in America.
Carter Goodwin Woodson (1875-1950), African-American historian. Bettmann - Getty Images In case you didn’t already know, the creator of Black History Month was historian Carter G. Woodson.