Ebony

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EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.
 

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Contents

Fisk Bounces Back
33
Fisk University
The Blues: Alive and Well in Chicago
42
Blues music (Illinois), Chicago (Ill.) (Music)
The 100 Most Influential Black Americans
52
Black leadership, Blacks
Jerry Hammond: from Lawbreaker to Lawmaker
60
Columbus (Ohio) (Politics and government)
40th Anniversary: Biggest Breakthrough in Sports
66
Jackie Robinson; 1919-1972, Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team), Baseball, Professional (History), Discrimination in sports
Has the Black Male Shortage Spoiled Black Men?
116
Black men and women, Black single men
Ebony Update: Lt. Robert O. Goodman
124
Robert O. Goodman; 1956-., United States (Armed Forces, Lebanon)
Take Your Dream Vacation Now!
128
United States (Description and travel), Caribbean region (Description and travel)
How the Stars Keep in Shape
138
Black entertainers (Physical fitness)
Phylicia and Ahmad Rashad: TV's Super Couple Juggle Careers and Family
148
Ahmad Rashad, Phylicia Rashad

Introducing: Mario Van Peebles
80
Mario Van Peebles
Baseball's Black Millionaires
92
Black baseball players (Salaries)
Light & Lively
108
Low calorie cooking
On the March Again: Protesters Hit the South with '60s-style Rights Rally
156
Civil rights demonstrations, Forsyth County (Ga.) (Race relations)
Cheryl McNair: Surviving the Shuttle Disaster
162
Cheryl McNair, Ronald E. McNair, Challenger (Space shuttle) explosion, 1986

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