Ebony

Front Cover
May 1989
196 pages
Vol. 44, No. 7
ISSN 0012-9011
Published by Johnson Publishing Company
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

Bill and Camille Cosby: First Family of Philanthropy
25
Bill Cosby; 1937-., Camille Cosby, Spelman College, Black colleges and universities (Gifts, contributions, etc)
Ron Brown: Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
36
Ron Brown; 1941-1996, Democratic National Committee
The First Woman Episcopal Bishop
40
Barbara C. Harris (American bishop.); 1930-, Women and religion (Episcopal Church)
Bill White: the National League's New Boss
44
Bill White (American baseball player and executive.), Baseball, Professional (Organization and administration)
White Collar, Blue Collar Love
48
Women and men, Blacks (Occupations), Blue collar workers, Black professionals
Growing Up with a Famous Mother
122
Mothers, Children of celebrities, Black celebrities' families
Baseball's $2 Million Club
134
Black baseball players (Salaries)
For Mom with Love
140
Mother's Day cooking
Smokey Robinson Reveals: how Infidelity and Drugs Destroyed His Marriage
148
Musicians (Drug use)
The Legacy of Malcolm X.
156

Eating Your Way to Good Health
75
Blacks (Nutrition)
Forgotten Heroes: Black Winners of the Kentucky Derby
82
Kentucky Derby (History), Black jockeys
Donald Payne: New Jersey's First Black Congressman
92
Donald M. Payne (American congressman.); 1934-, New Jersey (Politics and government)
'My Brush with Death'.
96
Black celebrities, Near-death experiences
Kareem's Last Hurrah
102
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; 1947-.
Conquering the Slopes
110
National Brotherhood of Skiers
Fun Spots at Home and Abroad
162
Vacations
The CIAA Celebrates Its 77th Year
176
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The 100 Most Influential Black Americans
182
Blacks, Black leadership
Chicago: Music Mecca for '89
190
Music festivals (Illinois)
Dr. Samuel A. Floyd Jr.: Man with a Mission
194
Samuel A. Floyd, Center for Black Music Research

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