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 Love is Always a Beautiful Thing
For years, it’s been our pleasure to bring forth couples that represent love and commitment. This month marks Valentine’s Day, but we all know that love–true love–should be displayed, implemented and practiced every day. We are celebrating some of our…
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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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EBONY Magazine Sept 2013: Poor Trayvon
Legal scholar Charles J. Ogletree Jr. reflects on ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws, the gun laws gripping our nation and President Obama’s personal statement about race MANY YEARS AGO, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun filed a blistering dissent in DeShaney…
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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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KERRY WASHINGTON, MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE IN HOLLYWOOD
WITH HER HANDS ON HER HIPS AND EYES NARROWED, Kerry Washington is delivering instructions in a firm tone. She is not pleased.“I don’t have two straight lines here!” says Washington to a number of excited youngsters assembled for a class…
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EBONY MARCH 2020: TYLER PERRY Master of His Message
Standing 6 feet 5 inches tall, Tyler Perry commands attention among Hollywood’s elite. His stature grew to uncharted heights after he purchased a 330-acre former Confederate Army base in Atlanta to create Tyler Perry Studios.Creative Direction: June Ambrose @juneambrosePhotographer: Shayan…
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EBONY Throwback: July/Aug 2018 Cover Star Omari Hardwick
THE MAIN MAN THE METAMORPHOSIS OF OMARI HARDWICK—FROM SUPPORTING ROLES TO LEADING MAN—PLACES HIM ON A TRAJECTORY TO BECOME A HOLLYWOOD A-LISTER WHO IS USING HIS PLATFORM TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE Killer, drug kingpin, husband with a girlfriend on the…
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Should Black People Celebrate Thanksgiving?
I remember the year I tried to boycott Thanksgiving. I was 19, entering that necessary but annoying phase of young self-righteous and half-informed quasi-pro-Blackness. I drove home anyway because students were essentially kicked out of dorms for the holiday. As…
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