Ebony

View more issues:

Articles in May, 1989 issue of Ebony

• 'My brush with death'; close calls changed perceptions and careers of notables
• Who's hot, who's not in 1989: second annual Ebony Readers Poll identifies the most exciting men and women, the greatest athletes and the key political issues and social concerns
• Karyn White
  by Charles L. Sanders
• White collar-blue collar love
  by Laura B. Randolph
• Conquering the slopes: National Brotherhood of Skiers recruits thousands of Blacks
  by Lynn Norment
• The legacy of Malcolm X: nearly 30 years after his death, the words of one of the most provocative orators of the Black nationalist movement strike a responsive chord
• The 100 most influential Black Americans
• Bill White: the National League's new boss; baseball selects the first Black to head a major-league sports organization
• R. Nathaniel Dett Piano Works
  by Charles L. Sanders
• Negro Folk Symphony
  by Charles L. Sanders
• The Truth Is Spoken Here
  by Charles L. Sanders
• Bill and Camille Cosby: first family of philanthropy; $20 million gift to Spelman is largest ever in history of Black institutions
  by Robert E. Johnson
• Ron Brown: chairman of the Democratic National Committee; he will help plot his party's political course
• Kareem's last hurrah; the NBA's most prolific player decides to call it quits after 20 exciting years
  by Douglas C. Lyons
• Baseball's $2 Million Club; nine Black athletes are among an elite group of 20 highly paid players
• Smokey Robinson reveals: how infidelity and drugs destroyed his marriage
• Chicago: music mecca for '89; Windy City stages world's biggest free blues, jazz and gospel festivals
• The first woman Episcopal bishop; elevation of Christian social activist Barbara C. Harris causes religious stir
  by Renee D. Turner
• Eating your way to good health
  by Rhoda E. McKinney
• Forgotten heroes: Black winners of the Kentucky Derby; savvy Black jockeys dominated the event from its inception in 1875 until 1902
  by Robert A. Frister
• Growing up with a famous mother: children tell of the joys and trials of having a distinguished parent
• Planning your vacation: fun spots at home and abroad
• Dr. Samuel A. Floyd Jr.: man with a mission; his Center for Black Music Research is turning up long-neglected works by Black composers
• Donald Payne: New Jersey's first Black congressman; on his third attempt, former Newark city councilman wins a seat in Washington
  by D. Michael Cheers
• The CIAA celebrates its 77th year; the nation's oldest Black college athletic conference remains a showcase in sports