Ebony

Dec 2008
194 pages
Vol. 64, No. 2
ISSN 0012-9011

Published by Johnson Publishing Company

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.

Taraji P. Henson	36
Taraji P. Henson (American actress.)
5 Questions For . . . Eartha Kitt	38
Eartha Kitt (American singer and actress) (Interviews)
Journey to the Bottom of the Earth	42
Shakira Petit (American science teacher.), Science (Study and teaching), Black teachers, Scientific research (Antarctic regions), New York (N.Y.) (Education)
Exposing Our Common Secret--insecurity	44
Security and insecurity (Psychology), Black women (Psychology)
Rebounding from Setbacks	46
Black men (Psychology), Resilience (Psychology)

90+ Fabulous Finds: Holiday Gifts for $50 Or Less	88
Christmas gifts
Adults at Play: Grown-up Gifts for the Kid in You	100
Christmas gifts
A Celebration of Dance: 50 Years of Alvin Ailey: 5 Decades of the Ailey Woman	106
Alvin Ailey (American dancer and choreographer.), Judith Jamison (American dancer, director and choreographer.), Carmen De Lavallade (American actress and dancer.), Sylvia Waters (American dancer and director.), Renee Robinson (American dancer.), Donna Wood (American dancer.); 1949-, Nasha Thomas-Schmitt (American dancer and director.), Linda Celeste Sims (American dancer.), Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Anniversaries), Black women dancers
Walking with God	130
Oblate Sisters of Providence (History), Black nuns, Baltimore (Md.) (Religion)
Africa For Africans	138
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (Liberian president) (Attitudes, opinions, etc), Paul Kagame (Rwandan president) (Attitudes, opinions, etc), Armando Guebuza (Mozambican president) (Attitudes, opinions, etc), Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires (Cape Verdean president); 1934- (Attitudes, opinions, etc), Political leadership, Africa (Politics and government, Foreign relations, United States), United States (Foreign relations, Africa)

Should I'm Sorry be Enough?	48
Apologies, Forgiveness, Black men and women
Eat, Drink & be Merry Without Gaining Pounds	51
Holidays, Overeating, Blacks (Health and hygiene)
Happy Holidays (on a Budget)	52
Christmas (Economic aspects), Thrift
Queen of Soul's Special Gift: Her First Holiday CD.	60
Aretha Franklin (American singer) (Sound recordings, Reviews), Christmas music (Sound recordings, Reviews)
Al Jarreau	62
Al Jarreau (American singer) (Interviews), Christmas music (Sound recordings)
The Buzz at the Box Office	64
Soloist (Motion picture), Seven pounds (Motion picture), Hurricane season (Motion picture), Soul men (Motion picture), Motion pictures (Forthcoming films), Blacks in motion pictures
Give Smart!	69
Christmas gifts, Christmas (Economic aspects)
Tyra Unexpected	76
Tyra Banks (American model, actress and talk show host.)

I'm 13 and I Have HIV.	144
AIDS (Disease) and youth, AIDS (Disease) and blacks, Black youth (Sexual behavior)
Jealousy & Paranoia: Relationship Killers	148
Jealousy, Security and insecurity (Psychology), Women and men
Elite Opulence	150
C. J. Walker (Madame); 1867-1919, Harold E. Doley (Jr., investment banker.), Villa Lewaro (Irvington, N.Y.)
Is Bill Cosby's Personal Responsibiity Message Unfair to Poor Blacks?	158
Bill Cosby (American actor and comedian); 1937- (Political and social views), Blacks (Social conditions), Black family, Responsibility
Worth the Weight	162
Strength training (Women), Women (Physical fitness)
Becoming a Big Brother	168
Big Brothers\Big Sisters of America, Black young men, Mentors
Celebrate Champagne	174
Champagne (Rating)
Gifts From the Kitchen	176
Food as gifts, Christmas gifts

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