Ebony Magazine

Pros: Well-written articles, celebrity interviews/photographs, attractive covers, entertaining relationship columns, black history/culture, style/fashion, social issues, inexpensive
Cons: Too many cigarette and liquor ads, needs more in-depth departments and more sophisticated content

Over a year ago, Ebony magazine began arriving as a complementary subscription for our waiting room. After a couple of months I became curious about its contents. Since I'm not a Black American, I previously hadn't paid much attention to Ebony. Here...

Pros: Inspiring ; well written articles; wonderful images.
Cons: Far too much advertising; some vapid prose.

Like most Black Americans who grew up in the age of the Civil Right movement, my household always had an issue of Ebony Magazine somewhere in the living room. Even young I understood the vital connection the magazine afforded our household to the ...

Pros: Several interesting and well written articles. A few interesting columns.
Cons: Too much unoriginal content.

I just finished reading the March issue of Ebony magazine. Of the several magazines catering to black women, this is one of the better ones. The March issue is featured as The Annual Women's Issue. Ready for the tour?

The mag begins with a...

Pros: great hair advice
Cons: racist

Don't let the title get you wrong, I'm not a supremacist, and I'm all for equal rights. I simply feel that it is unfair for a magazine such as this to target a specific group of people and try to promote them, while other (white) people aren't allowed to...

Pros: Packed with useful info...sleek...cutting-edge and in-depth reporting
Cons: Please show the plight of the poor too...enough celebrities...Mix it up a bit

Very few people can resist the cover of this magazine. I will admit that I am one of these guys who can't. Ebony is packed with useful information about the leaders of the African-American culture, various sports disciplines and their stars, the...

Pros: covers african american interest
Cons: would not interest the general public

Ebony magazine is a treasure that has been passed down from mother to daughter, and from father to son. It's articles are geared to African Americans. The articles cover their likes and dislikes, the celebrities they are watching, and the way to...

Pros: Good Advice
Cons: Same Topic over and over again

Since I was a little girl, I was reading magazines like Jet, Essence and Ebony. They all have thought me valuable lessons, but I do have one complaint. Why is it that Ebony magazine only focuses on those that are well off? I mean theres nothing wrong...