Ebony magazine

1. Billy Holiday When Billie Holiday was on the cover she had that infamous deep side part we all love and slicked her hair down something serious 2. Marian Anderson Marian Anderson had a cute little bob with head band, she looked absolutely stunning 3. Cicely Tyson The beautiful Cicely Tyson had her hair laid for the gods then and still does the same thing now. How gorgeous was she on the cover of Ebony 4. Lena Horn If you ever need an inspirational updo to copy, Lena Horn has one! Her…

Dreamgirls (1981), starring Jennifer Hudson (Effie White), Loretta Devine (Lorrell Robison), and Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena Jones) is a Broadway musical based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others. The musical follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called "The Dreams", who become music superstars.

DAPHNE FRANCIS | EBONY MAGAZINE AUGUST, 1977 COVER. PHOTOGRAPHED BY.

WHITNEY HOUSTON | EBONY MAGAZINE MAY,1991 COVER . PHOTOGRAPHED BY MONETA SLEET JR.

NAOMI SIMS ,PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF TORO ,MADELYN SANDERS & AVIS MCARTHER | EBONY MAGAZINE MAY,1970 COVER. PHOTOGRAPHED BY TOP LEFT,LADIES HOME JOURNAL,REST MONETA SLEET JR.

DOROTHY DANDRIDGE | EBONY MAGAZINE APRIL,1951COVER .

Ebony: Abbey Lincoln, 1957

VON GRETCHEN SHEPERD | EBONY MAGAZINE FEBRUARY ,1977 COVER . PHOTOGRAPHED BY VICTOR SKREBNESKI.

ANITA BAKER | EBONY MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER,1990 COVER . PHOTOGRAPHED BY HARRY LANGDON.

A view of pop-culture history through the eyes of black America.

BEYONCÉ & TINA KNOWLES | EBONY MAGAZINE DECEMBER,2005 COVER

MRS.JOHN PHILLIPS | EBONY MAGAZINE MAY,1962 COVER. PHOTOGRAPHED BY GEORGIA LONGINI.

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.

Ebony Jr! magazine, March 1981

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