ebony
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In an August 1978 essay for Ebony, he observed that if the rising generation of black youth hoped to “close the gap and catch up” in income and education, their priority should be discipline:
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Ebony London, 37, found her mom friends through a Houston Facebook group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Starring Vanessa Williams as the titular prima donna, the brilliantly named Ebony Scrooge, the film follows Ebony’s transformation from penny-pinching pop star to charitable altruist.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
Among its proudest acquisitions are the archives of the Johnson Publishing Co., founded in 1942 by African American businessman John H. Johnson and known for Ebony and Jet magazines.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
He gives me the number and moves aside, and there’s Ebony, with her cane and her velvet pants, smacking her lips.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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