Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ebony a pocket-sized magazine for the Black American market, has been published since the autumn of 1945, the early issues often featuring beauties like Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge on its eye-catching covers. Constantly up-beat, like its generic White American contemporary Life, it gave Black 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. External link Publishing history of Ebony recounted by Langston Hughes in the 25th anniversary issue of Ebony, November 1965. See also the tropical timber tree ebony, various Diospyros species. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.