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Close of Ebony Fashion Fair means end of an era (AP)

Posted by on March 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2005 file photo, former President Bill Clinton escorts Eunice Johnson, widow of Ebony magazine founder John Johnson, center, into the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel in Chicago. Long before the nation obsessed over the sleeves of its black first lady, Johnson was shining a spotlight on black beauty and style. She created the Ebony Fashion Fair, a sepia-hued, touring fashion show that would spend 50 years bringing high fashion to generations of neglected black audiences. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)AP – Long before the nation obsessed over the sleeves of its black first lady, Eunice Johnson was shining a spotlight on black beauty and style.


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