The fifth John H. Johnson Day, the state-recognized observance celebrating the EBONY founder will unveil the first and only statue of the publishing pioneer on November 1, 2023. Hosted by the Friends of John H. Johnson Museum, the statue is being erected in…
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Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson
EBONY celebrates the iconic John H. Johnson with a few fun facts that you may not know! The post Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson appeared first on Ebony.
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Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson
EBONY celebrates the iconic John H. Johnson with a few fun facts that you may not know! The post Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson appeared first on Ebony.
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Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson
EBONY celebrates the iconic John H. Johnson with a few fun facts that you may not know! The post Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson appeared first on Ebony.
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PBS’ ‘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…
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Celebrating EBONY Magazine, Which Turns 75 in 2020: Then and Now
It’s our anniversary! On November 1, 1945, the first issue of EBONY magazine was published. Also, JET magazine was born on this day in 1951. Founded by John H. Johnson, these two publications pioneered the representation of Black America in the mainstream media,…
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