Ebony Magazine

The (Forgotten) Black Walt Disney: Jim Simon

Network Awesome | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Sesame Street, Animator, Black Americans, Black America, Electric Company, Ebony Magazine, Jim Simon, Cartoon, Animation, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Video, Black Voices News
Network Awesome

The man they once called "the Black Walt Disney" doesn't even have a Wikipedia page and the collected clips of his original work on YouTube don't even add up to seven full minutes, but the scant few items of substance that Google can come up with tell a fascinating story.

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PHOTOS: Easter Sunday Style

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Church Style, Lena Horne, Church Ladies, Slidewide, Hair-Beauty, Ebony Magazine, Sunday Style, Easter Hats, Bv-Fashion-and-Beauty, Church Hats, Video, Sunday Best, Bv-Sunday, Church Clothing, Church Lady Hats, Easter Fashion, Easter Dresses, Ebony, Black Women in Hats, Easter Sunday Style, Black Voices News

"Now they stroll up and down the aisles of the church, stars of splendor, beauty beyond measurement. Black ladies in hats," Maya Angelou writes in Cro...

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FLOTUS Covers EBONY And Talks Being Mom-In-Chief

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: White House, Michelle Obama, Marian Robinson, Tina Knowles, Slidewide, Hair-Beauty, Ebony Magazine, Mothers Day, Barack Obama, Sasha Obama, Bv-Fashion-and-Beauty, Malia Obama, Ebony May 2012, Michelle Obama Ebony Cover, Beverly Johnson, Solange Knowles, Black Voices News

Mom-in-chief First Lady Michelle Obama sat down for an intimate chat with EBONY's editor-in-chief Amy DuBois Barnett for the publication's May "Mother...

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Ebony's Beautiful Whitney Tribute

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Bv-Fashion-and-Beauty, Whitney Houston Style, Whitney Houston, Video, Whitney Houston Tribute, Hair-Beauty, Ebony, Ebony Magazine, Slidepollajax, Black Voices News

The tragic loss of Whitney Houston is still weighing heavy on our hearts. But it's touching to see various publications celebrating the legend in thei...

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Desirée Rogers Re-Energizes Ebony Magazine

wwd.com | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Johnson Publishing Co., Desiree Roger Ebony Magazine, Desiree Rogers, Desiree Rogers Johnson Publishing, Ebony Magazine, Johnson Publishing, Desiree Rogers Ebony, Ebony, Media News

Eighteen months ago, not long after leaving the White House, Desirée Rogers had a big problem on her hands. She had just been appointed chief executi...

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Julee Wilson

Ebony.com Gets A Facelift

HuffingtonPost.com | Julee Wilson | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Desiree Rogers, Jet Magazine, Hair-Beauty, Ebony Website, Ebony, Ebony Magazine, Linda Johnson Rice, Amy-Dubois-Barnett, Black Voices News

Ebony magazine, the oldest and largest black publication, debuted it's redesigned website today. Under the direction of Ebony's editor-in-chief Am...

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Herbert "NIP" Nipson

Hermene Hartman | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Ebony Magazine, African American Journalistm, Herbert Nipson, Black Voices News
Hermene Hartman

Herbert "NIP" Nipson was a wonderful man. He will be remembered as the executive editor of Ebony Magazine. He may have been the most significant African American journalists of the 20th century. He chronicled the Black experience.

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Julee Wilson

Ebony Fashion Fair Set To Auction 7000 Designer Items

HuffingtonPost.com | Julee Wilson | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Video, Eunice Johnson, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Fashion Shows, Desiree Rogers, Jet Magazine, Ebony Fashion Fair, Ebony Magazine, Linda Johnson Rice, Ebony Fashion Fair Auction, Black Voices News

Over the past 51 years the Ebony Fashion Fair has presented approximately 5,000 fashion shows and raised more than $55 million for charity. And tomorr...

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Nia Long's Pregnancy Woes (Plus Other Hot Moms Over 40)

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Celebrity Moms, Nia Long, Fertility, Ebony Magazine, Bv-Parenting, Nia Long Pregnant, Black Voices News

The wow factor that Nia Long evoked on the November cover of EBONY magazine followed the actress' own surprise, learning that she was pregnant after ...

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Inside The World's Top Black Publishing Company

NPR | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Npr, Johnson Publishing Company, Ebony Magazine, Linda Johnson Rice, Bv-Money, Black Voices News

As the National Association of Black Journalists holds its annual convention in Philadelphia yesterday through this weekend, Tell Me More looks at the...

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Experience the New EBONY

Amy DuBois Barnett | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Amy DuBois Barnett, Ebony, New Ebony Magazine, Ebony Magazine, New Ebony, Magazine Ebony, Ebony-Magazine-Overhaul, Black Voices News
Amy DuBois Barnett

For 65 years, EBONY has represented the very best of black America, serving as a voice for those who may have felt invisible and disenfranchised.

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Inside Ebony's Photo Archives

Rebecca Carroll | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: A Look Black, Ebony Magazine, Black Voices News

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Ebony Magazine Undergoes Huge Overhaul

Advertising Age | By: Follow on Twitter E | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebony, Ebony Magazine, Ebony Magazine Overhaul, Ebony Magazine Redesign, Magazines, Media News

Ebony magazine is introducing what it calls its first cover-to-cover redesign since its introduction in 1945 as part of a bid to regain momentum after...

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Saving Ebony-Jet: One Million Facebook "Likes"

Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Desiree Rogers, Jet Magazine, Johnson Publishing Company, Ebony, Ebony Magazine, Ebony-Jet, Linda Johnson Rice, Jim Crow, Social Media, Black America, Black History, Facebook, Media News
Mike Green

Preserving the iconic headquarters of Ebony-Jet has become a common focus of numerous debates. Some believe a part of Black American history is being sold.

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Ebony Magazine Sells Headquarters: Here's a Tour

Zondra Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Headquarters, Ebony Magazine, Desiree Rogers Johnson Publishing, Living the Ebony Life, Chicago News
Zondra Hughes

The elevator doors open to reveal a captivating landscape of warm orange, and rich, dark brown accents and cabinetry. This is the home of Ebony magazine.

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Desiree Rogers Named CEO Of Johnson Publishing Company

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Desiree Rogers, Chicago Media, Johnson Publishing, Jet Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Desiree Rogers Johnson Publishing, Linda Johnson Rice, Desiree Rogers CEO, Chicago News

Former White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers has been named chief executive officer of struggling Chicago-based Johnson Publishing--the world's ...

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What Would Desiree Do? Ebony Magazine's Next Chapter

Zondra Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Desiree Rogers, Ebony Magazine, Chicago News
Zondra Hughes

Ebony is golden. The only radical change needed is within.

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It's Time for the Media to Integrate the Race Beat

Dori J. Maynard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Obama, Newspapers, Teabaggers, Ethnicity, Newsrooms, Ebony Magazine, Media, Race, Post-Racial, Barack Obama, Racial Politics, Mainstream Media, Politics, Maynard Institute, Dori Maynard, Media Criticism, Racism, Media News, Race Beat, Tea Party, Media News
Dori J. Maynard

Whatever the initial rationale behind "mainstream media" leaving white people out of the race beat, recent events argue that it's time to reexamine that decision.

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Desiree Rogers Joins Johnson Publishing As Consultant

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Linda Johnson Rice, Jet, Ebony Magazine, Chicago Media, African American Magazine, Johnson Publishing, Jet Magazine, Desiree Rogers Chicago, Ebony, Desiree Rogers Johnson Publishing, Desiree Rogers, Chicago News

Former White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers has been hired by struggling Chicago-based Johnson Publishing--the world's largest African-American...

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Former Ebony Employees to Wear Red at Tell-All Author's Book Signing

Hermene Hartman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebony Fashion Fair, Controversy, Ebony Magazine, Publishing, Zondra Hughes, Magazines, Chicago News
Hermene Hartman

Zondra Hughes has written a book on Ebony magazine. Is it fiction or is it real? Does it matter?

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Magic Johnson Backs Out Of Deal To Buy Publisher of Ebony, Jet Magazines

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jet Magazine, Magic Johnson, Johnson Publishing Company, Illinois, Ebony Magazine, Chicago, Chicago News

Retired NBA star Earvin "Magic" Johnson said he was unable to reach a deal to buy Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Co., publisher of Ebony and Jet mag...

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Magic Johnson In Talks To Buy Publisher Of Chicago-based Ebony, Jet Magazines

Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Linda Johnson Rice, African American History, Black History, Magic Johnson, Jet Magazine, Coretta Scott King, Johnson Publishing Company, Ebony Magazine, Magic Johnson Enterprises, Nba Star, Chicago News

Retired NBA star Earvin Magic Johnson is in talks to purchase Johnson Publishing Co., home to Ebony and Jet magazines and an archive of iconic photogr...

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Eunice Johnson Dead: Fashion Icon, Widow Of "Ebony" Founder John Johnson Dies

Crain's Chicago Business | Shia K. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Eunice Johnson, Chicago, Johnson Publishing, Ebony Fashion Fair, Black, Ebony, Ebony Magazine, Fashion, John Johnson, Fashion Fair, African American, Chicago News

Eunice Johnson, the widow of Ebony founder John Johnson and an icon in her own right, died Sunday....

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Eunice Johnson

Zondra Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eunice-Johnson, Ebony Magazine, Black Hair, African American Hair, African Americans, Chicago News
Zondra Hughes

Eunice was the most Fashionable of all Fair Ladies / Who knew the beauty of Black.

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We, Too, Are Abolitionists: Black History Month, Slavery and the Death Penalty

Diann Rust-Tierney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Death Penalty Debate, Thomas Jefferson, Ebony Magazine, Reverend Joseph Lowery, A. Leon Higginbotham, African American, Black History Month, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Virginia, Martin Luther King, Cesare Beccaria, Slavery, On Crimes and Punishment, Abolition Democracy, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Death Penalty, Angela Davis, Frederick Douglass, Abolitionists, Politics News
Diann Rust-Tierney

We Americans should honor abolitionists of the past and present not only by remembering them during Black History Month, but by working to repeal capital punishment throughout the USA.

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