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,…
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Black 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…
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Black 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…
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Black 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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The Colored People of the 1950s: Black History from the Pages of EBONY
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 History of Black History Month
“This is the meaning of Negro History Week. It is not so much a Negro History Week as it is a History week. We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a…
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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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Hollywood Exec Claims Julia Roberts Could Reasonably Play Harriet Tubman Because ‘It Was So Long Ago’
Social media has erupted over a newly unveiled tidbit disclosed by the screenwriter of the recently-opened film “Harriet.” According to Gregory Allen Howard, a studio executive suggested in 1994 that the Black enslaved abolitionist Harriet Tubman be portrayed on-screen by…
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