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Source: NPR "Day to Day"

Roundup

8-15-05

John Johnson left legacy of Ebony black beauties (4min)

Karen Grigsby Bates offers an appreciation of Ebony publisher John Johnson, who died last week at the age of 87. Johnson created a legacy by insisting that ads in Ebony feature black models.

Read entire article at NPR "Day to Day"