Tag: african american culture

  • Word Worthy Woman: Madame C. J. Walker, bath and beauty pioneer

    I’m currently writing a post about minority women who have become prominent social figures through their cosmetics entrepreneurship. I feel I could hardly do them justice without talking first about one of America’s first female or black millionaires, an early advocate for civil rights and women’s rights, and patron of the arts. Madame C.J. Walker,…

  • Magazine of the Week

    Hi, everyone!   This is a requiem for a print stalwart. Ebony magazine, published 12 times a year since 1945, has given way to the online media revolution. The last print issue, above, was published in September 2016. The title continues as an online community at www.ebony.com. Begun by entrepreneurs John and Eunice Johnson, Ebony…

  • Magazine of the Week

    Hi, everyone! Complex magazine is published 6x/year in New York City. This title debuted in 2002 as a men’s magazine focused on hi-hop culture, music, the arts, games and gaming, and fashion.  The editor, Marc Ecko (born Marc Louis Milecofsky), in his 10th anniversary edition, said his    “aim was to fill a void in…