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Four large Ebony magazine covers are displayed on a wall, featuring Aretha Franklin, a collage of past covers, John H. Johnson, and Diana Ross. Portrait of John H. Johnson seated at his desk in an office, with copies of Ebony magazine and Jet magazine in front of him, Chicago, February 1974.
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  • Aaron Wright
    Aaron Wright was an Editorial Intern at Encyclopaedia Britannica. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a certificate in African American and Africana Studies.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Oct 16, 2026
Changed “black” to “Black.” Aug 27, 2020
Removed media. Aug 17, 2017
Deleted Web site: Publishing history of ''Ebony''. Nov 05, 2013
Added screenshot of the online home page of Ebony. Sep 29, 2010
Article revised. Dec 17, 2004
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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