BLACK HISTORY FROM THE PAGES OF EBONY: The Colored People of the 1950s With WWII ending the previous decade, the ’50s found the United States and its NATO allies firmly entrenched in the Cold War. Both “colored” people who had…
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Black History from the Pages of EBONY: The Negroes of The 1940’s
Black History From its inception EBONY was determined to illuminate the truth of the Negro experience. It boldly confronted the institutionalized racism of its day, proudly provided evidence that Negroes could thrive in spite of it, yet continued to offer…
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Black History from the Pages of EBONY: African-Americans in the Era of Black Lives Matter
The African-Americans of the 2010s The start of the 2010s found America in the throes of an economic recession as a result of the Housing Market Collapse of 2008. President Barack Obama was serving his first term in office, facing Republican majority in both the House and the Senate. Flash mobs…
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The Afro-Americans of the 1970s: Black History from the Pages of EBONY
Black History EBONY chronicled Black History in real time, capturing contemporary attitudes about day-to-day issues affecting African-American community. Experience Black life from the perspective of the “Afro-American” of 1970 as we explore Black History from the pages of EBONY. By…
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