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

Backstage
24
Esther Fannie Granton
Patricia Harris: HUD's velvet-gloved iron hand
33
Patricia Harris (American cabinet member.); 1924-1985, United States Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Superstars who have not forgotten their roots
38
Black celebrities, Fund raising
Boss of the vaunted VII Army Corps
44
Julius W. Becton (Jr.), United States Army (Blacks, Forces in Germany (West))
Divorce: how to survive one of the worst times of your life
53
Divorce
Outrageous Grace Jones
84
Grace Jones
Horsey teen with high hopes
96
Horsemanship, Olympic Games, 1984 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Detroit outdoes itself
104
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Murals on wheels
110
Joe Howard, Motor vehicle decoration
Seafood for a pleasant change of pace
115
Cooking (Seafood)

Strong black men talk about sexual fears
132
Blacks (Psychology), Masculinity (Psychology)
Can white people sing the blues?
140
Blues music

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