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

Obituary
25
Era Bell Thompson (American periodical editor and nonfiction writer.); 1906-1986
Sharon Gist Gilliam: the Woman in Charge of Chicago's $3.8 Billion Budget
31
Sharon Gist Gilliam, Black women municipal officers, Chicago (Ill.) (Finance)
Oprah Winfrey: the Most Talked-about TV Talk Show Host
38
Oprah Winfrey, Television programs (Talk shows)
Floyd Patterson: Still Making a Mark in the Ring
46
Floyd Patterson (American boxer.)
Elected Black Officials Off the Beaten Path
52
Black public officers
20 Years of Theatrical Excellence
92
Douglas Turner Ward (American dramatist, actor and director.); 1930-, Negro Ensemble Company
Pasta Appeal!
108
Cooking (Pasta)
June and Judy Thaxton: Twins in Engineering
116
Judy Thaxton, June Thaxton, Black women engineers, Twins
Lamonte McLemore's Best
124
Lamonte McLemore (American singer and photographer.), Black women (Photographs)
Herbie Hancock: Walking the Tightrope Between Jazz and Pop
132
Herbie Hancock (American jazz keyboardist and composer.); 1940-

The Last Days of Richard Wright
58
Richard Wright (American novelist.); 1908-1960, Black fiction, Blacks (History, France)
The Wrights and Their Robot 'kids'.
72
Dee Wright, Sam Wright, Robots
Texas TV Pioneer: Clara McLaughlin is First Black Woman to Own Stations
78
Clara McLaughlin, East Texas Television Network, Black women in the television broadcasting industry
Innocent Man's Eight-year Prison Ordeal
86
Nathaniel Walker, Miscarriage of justice, Rape, Criminal justice, Administration of (New Jersey)
Breakthrough in Bowling
142
George Branham (III, American bowler.), Bowling, Professional (Tournaments)
25 Ways to Find a Good Man
146
Single women, Women and men
10 Easy Steps to a Healthier You
152
Blacks (Health and hygiene)
From the Ebony Files
160
Blacks (History, Photographs)

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