On May 11, EBONY and Rhum Barbancourt partnered for LEGACY, a special event to celebrate their companies’ longevity. Held at the Brooklyn Atrium in New York City, EBONY CEO Eden Bridgeman Sklenar and Delphine Gardere, CEO of Rhum Barbancourt, sat down with host…
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A Look Back at Some of EBONY and JET’s Most Iconic Covers of Harry Belafonte
A man of many talents, passions and hats, the late Harry Belafonte‘s impact has transcended generations and left an indelible mark. A civil rights icon, entertainer and overall kind spirit, he has shifted the course of culture over the past…
Read MorePBS’ ‘Making Black America: Through the Grapevine’ Dives Into the Origin of EBONY Magazine
For over seven decades, EBONY has been a capsule for the documentation of Black life in all of its complexities and glory. PBS’s new docuseries Making Black America: Through the Grapevine explores the iconic magazine from its very beginning. In…
Read MoreThe Blacks of the 1960s: Black History from the Pages of EBONY
The Blacks of the 1960s Despite the victory of Brown v. Board of Education in the previous decade, most African-Americans in the ‘60s found themselves still bound by oppressive, segregated and unequal systems in not only schools but also hospitals, housing, the arts,…
Read More2020 EBONY POWER 100 LIST
EBONY Exclusive EBONY REVEALS ITS ANNUAL EBONY POWER 100 LISTPower Couples, MVPs and Shining Stars take a bow with iconic entertainment honorees including Super Bowl Champ, Patrick Mahomes, actress, Cynthia Erivo and John Legend & Chrissy Teigen. on February 26,…
Read MoreBlack History from the Pages of EBONY: The Black Americans of the 1980’s
If the wage gap between middle class black families and middle class white families began to close during the ‘70’s, that gap exploded in the 1980’s due to the introduction of a “new” economic theory by the GOP called Trickle…
Read MoreB. Smith Dies at 70 After Long Battle with Alzheimer’s
Famed model, restaurateur, entrepreneur and more, Barbara Elaine Smith, has passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was 70. Announced on Facebook early this morning, her husband, Dan Gasby, shared “B. died peacefully Saturday, February 22, 2020, at…
Read MoreBlack History from the Pages of EBONY: The African-Americans of the 1990s
Caught in a classic pose,, Sammy Davis Jr. glows in the spotlight he loved. Death of the world’s greatest entertainer brought an unprecedented national tribute which focused attention on his legacies. A longtime favorite of EBONY readers, he appeared on…
Read MoreBlack History from the Pages of EBONY: African-Americans in the Obama Era
The African-Americans of the 2000s The decade that was predicted to begin with the Y2K disaster, the coding bug that would adversely affect every computer in the world, actually began with multiple spectacular global celebrations and not one wrinkle. The…
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