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Ebony is a monthly magazine that focuses on news, culture, and entertainment. Its target audience is the African-American community, and its coverage includes the lifestyles and accomplishments of influential black people, fashion, beauty, and politics. [4] [5] Ebony magazine was founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, for his Johnson Publishing ...
Lerone Bennett Jr. (October 17, 1928 – February 14, 2018) was an African-American scholar, author and social historian who analyzed race relations in the United States. His works included Before the Mayflower (1962) and Forced into Glory (2000), a book about U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Under the new name, the magazine was published for six years until it was canceled again in 1976. The company began publishing Ebony magazine in November 1945. Ebony focused on African-American community, culture, and achievements. The magazine quickly became successful, at one time gaining more than 1.3 million readers.
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Black Issues Book Review was a bimonthly magazine published in New York City, U.S., [1] in which books of interest to African-American readers were reviewed. It was published from 1999 until 2007. It was published from 1999 until 2007.
In 1989 Ebony magazine listed her as one of "50 Most Important Figures in Black American History". In 1999, Ebony included her as one of the "100 Most Fascinating Black Women of the 20th century". [84] In 1991, the International Astronomical Union named a crater on planet Venus in her honor. [85]
In a statement released on their website Ebony Magazine writes “In 1945 EBONY was launched to create visibility for Black Americans, who were invisible in the white press at the time — unless ...
Era Bell Thompson (August 10, 1905 – December 30, 1986) was an American writer and editor.. Thompson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, [2] to an African American family, the only daughter of Steward "Tony" Thompson and Mary Logan Thompson, the children of formerly enslaved people.