Ebony

May 1988
202 pages
Vol. 43, 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.

Sidney Poitier is Back	31
Sidney Poitier (American actor and film director.)
The $2 Million Gamble that Paid Off	42
Andre Dawson, Baseball players (Salaries)
A Bargain Summer	50
Summer vacations
The Glory of Gospel: Will the Message be Lost in the Contemporary Sound?	60
Gospel music
Superstudents	68
Donald Sheppard, Gina Sheppard, University of Chicago, Black social workers, Social work education

Black Fashions Past & Present	118
Lois K. Alexander, Black Fashion Museum (New York, N.Y.)
Ebony and Ivory Covers	128
Ebony (Periodical), Periodical covers
Top Cops	130
Black police chiefs
The 100 Most Influential Black Americans	138
Blacks, Black leadership
Famous Men and Their Moms	148
Black celebrities' families, Mothers

The World's Fastest Human	76
Ben Johnson, Track and field athletics
The Dazzling Color of Alvin Ailey's Dunham Tribute	86
Katherine Dunham (American dancer and choreographer.), Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Introducing: Actress/comedian Marsha Warfield	92
Marsha Warfield; 1955-.
Rice Versatility	112
Cooking (Rice)

Older Women, Younger Men	156
Women and men, Age (Psychology)
Remembering 'Sweet Auburn Avenue'.	164
Atlanta (Ga.) (Blacks, History), Auburn Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)
Lola Falana's Valiant Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis	170
Lola Falana, Multiple sclerosis, Handicapped entertainers, Black handicapped women
Light Vs. Dark: why Skin Color No Longer Makes a Difference	178
Blacks (Race identity), Human skin color

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