Ebony, a magazine for the African American market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has been published since the autumn of 1945. A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles on various subjects. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... John Harold Johnson is an author, entrepreneur, and founder of The Johnson Publishing Company. ... Autumn colours at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The early issues often featured beauties like Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge on its eye-catching covers. Constantly up-beat, like its generic contemporary Life, it gave African-Americans a needed psychic boost. For the first time, national corporations featured Black models driving cars and drinking soft drinks in the issues of Ebony. Lena Horne photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 Lena Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an American popular singer. ... Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress. ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ...

One of the co-editors was Hans Massaquoi, author of the autobiographie Destined to Witness, a book about his youth in Nazi Germany as a black boy. The book had been on the top of the bestseller list of the german weekly Der Spiegel for many months. The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... Photo of the cover of the first issue of Der Spiegel (1/1947) Der Spiegel (German for The Mirror) is Germanys biggest and most influential weekly magazine, located in Hamburg, with a circulation of around one million per week. ...

External link

• Ebony Magazine website (http://www.ebony.com)
• Publishing history of Ebony (http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1077/1_56/66455747/p1/article.jhtml) recounted by Langston Hughes in the 25th anniversary issue of Ebony, November 1965.