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ebony
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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ebony a heavy blackish or very dark brown wood, traditionally taken as the type of intense blackness. The name is recorded from late Middle English and comes from earlier
ebon (via Old French and Latin from Greek
ebenos ‘ebony tree’), perhaps on the pattern of
ivory.
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Ebony and Jet became the connection.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 8/10/2005; 700+ words
; ...material on coffee tables -- the Bible or Ebony magazine. John H. Johnson's magazine...if family members didn't subscribe to Ebony, or Jet, neighbors or friends did. Tattered copies of Ebony and Jet magazine were passed around like...
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'Ebony's African world. (magazine's coverage of African events)(50th Anniversary Issue)
Magazine article from: Ebony; 11/1/1995; 700+ words
; When Ebony was founded half a century ago, Africa...struggle waged by Africans to free themselves. Ebony, although only an infant at the time...one waged at home. Through the pages of Ebony, pioneer African leaders such as Prime...
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Ebony Magazine Persists in Denying Black Scholars Their Due
Magazine article from: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Very few educators made Ebony magazine's list of the 100 most influential...of millions of people. Strangely, Ebony magazine assigns great influence to black...is borderline racism on the part of Ebony magazine because it reflects the same...
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Macassar ebony. (Wood of the month) (Column)
Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products; 1/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; WOOD OF THE MONTH MACASSAR EBONY Macassar ebony -- a highly decorative wood. When you think of a dark wood, you probably think of ebony, and for good reason -- African ebony is believed to be the...
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Ebony and Jet became the connection.(John H. Johnson )(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 8/9/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...material on coffee tables _ the Bible or Ebony magazine. John H. Johnson's magazine...if family members didn't subscribe to Ebony, or Jet, neighbors or friends did. Tattered copies of Ebony and Jet magazine were passed around like...
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Macassar Ebony Offers a Touch of Drama.
Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...bands of yellow to golden brown, Macassar ebony yields a bold and attractive look by offsetting...However, good looks are sometimes Macassar ebony's strongest suit. The wood, while very...heart. With that combination, Macassar ebony's uses are often relegated to the decorative...
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Ebony's nativity: poet laureate of Black America recalled founding years of magazine. (The Best of Ebony) (45th Anniversary Edition)
Magazine article from: Ebony; 11/1/1990; ; 700+ words
; EBONY'S NATIVITY Poet laureate of Black America...say I was a mere stripling of a boy when Ebony was born--but I was 20 years younger than...event in regard to race was the birth of Ebony in the autumn of 1945--a new, young and...
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Ebony Magazine Persists in Ignoring the Importance of Black Scholars
Magazine article from: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education; 7/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...years very few educators or scholars made Ebony magazine's list of the 100 most influential...the past JBHE has been highly critical of Ebony mag- azine's annual selections of the...influential African Americans. Over the years Ebony's editors, in their choices of influential...
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Ebony Shines On in Children's Memory
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/3/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...Angwin, has the story: Even in death, Ebony Scott was a positive force for her family...the cancer unit at Children's. But not Ebony's. "It was like a mini-wake," said...doctors to relatives." By all accounts, Ebony was a special girl who handled her almost...
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55 EBONY's Nativity.(magazine's history)
Magazine article from: Ebony; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...event in regard to race was the birth of EBONY in the autumn of 1945--a new young and...journalistic child of which to be proud. I liked EBONY from its very beginning, and only a few...soul ... Today Negro America finds in EBONY an increasingly well-rounded picture...
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Ebony
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Ebony KEY TERMS Resources Ebony (Diospyros spp., family Ebenaceae) are species of tropical hardwood...heartwood is used commercially. There are more than 300 species of ebony, ranging in size from shrubs to trees taller than 100 feet (30 m...
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ebony
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
ebony common name for members of the Ebenaceae, a family of trees and...in the tropics. The principal genus, Diospyros, includes both ebony and persimmon trees. Ebony wood, valued from ancient times, is hard and dark; it is extensively...
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Ebony Concerto
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Ebony Concerto . For cl. and orch. by Stravinsky . Comp. 1945 for jazz musician Woody Herman who was soloist with his band at f.p. in NY 1946. Jazz slang for cl. is ‘ebony stick’.
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Rice, Linda Johnson 1958–
Book article from: International Directory of Business Biographies
...Johnson Publishing and producer-director of Ebony Fashion Fair); married Andr é...1980 – 1985, fashion editor of Ebony ; 1985 – 1987, vice president...Chicago, Illinois 60605; http://www.ebony.com. ■ Linda Johnson Rice...
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Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...publishing company. It is the home of Ebony, Jet , and EM magazines, as well as Fashion...Fair Cosmetics, Supreme Beauty Products, Ebony Fashion Fair, and the Johnson Publishing...other products. In 1945 Johnson launched Ebony , a magazine patterned after Life , but...
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