Ebony

‘I of Ebony’ is a novel written by Nana Grey Johnson a Gambian author, in 1997. This novel focuses on slave trade that took away almost 40 million Africans to sugar, tobacco, rice and tea plantations in the Caribbean, the Americas and Asia Minor within a span of 400 years (Grey- Johnson, 1997). The novel centres on a Jola warrior and wrestler, Simanga who was captured by slave hunters while he was coming from an annual wrestling competition in Pakai, a surrounding village. He had made his…

Ebony was in the grassy green field, dancing in the dusk afternoon. Her warm smile and light hair matched the bright, sinking sun that was watching her. The autumn leaves were being carried away by the gentle breeze flowing through the air. The pumpkins in the field were showing off their beautiful orange skin. To Ebony, this autumn day was perfect. She kept on dancing to her heart’s content. That is until she stopped when she could not see herself anymore. Was I really dancin’ for that long?…

"Discover Profectiv Hair,  the ad reads. This is a hair care line of products. I found this ad in Ebony Magazine .The ad starts of right away with their facts. "Chemicals, Heat, & Daily styling stresses damage hair in a completely different way.  The full-page ad has vibrant colors and script writing. Four pictures of beautiful black women fill the page. All four women have beautiful hair and big smiles. The three on the bottom have pictures of them before they began using the products. In the…

magazines that I have chosen to analyze my advertisements from are Vogue and Ebony Magazine. The magazine Vogue targets the audience of male and female, but predominantly female targeting an audience range of 17 to early 40’s. As for the Ebony Magazine it draws in an audience equally to males and females. Ebony Magazine targets a much more broad audience than vogue, ranging from as young as seventeen to as old as late 50’s. Ebony Magazine also focuses more on an African American audience,…

rights because of their humanity including equality, freedom form discrimination, right to life, freedom from torture, etc. There are fine lines filled with tension intertwining all three of these topics within anthropology. The article “Suite for Ebony and Phonetics” published in Discover…

Ebony Wilkerson Wilkerson Session1 Journal The experience of me having a strong Potential in Faith and my children influences my Academic Goals at CCU. I truly have Faith in God and by me having Faith, I know that God can bless me with an Associate's Degree in Business Administration. My experience through Prayer influences me to succeed my Academic Goals as well. I would consider myself a Prayer Warrior, because, my Faith is very strong. Also, Prayer really does changes things because, I am a…

were African-Americans still struggling with severe racism 100 years after the end of slavery but the leader of their movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated less than three months before her birth. In its 23rd year of publication, Ebony magazine was trying its best to report on the positive things happening around the black community in America but despite this attempt at optimism, there was an obvious rift within the community itself. While the entire black race was fighting for…

“GOD FORGIVES WE DON’T” Will Change the Way You View Wars By: Ebony Bellamy Thought-provoking and difficult to watch at times, GOD FORGIVES WE DON’T shows you the hardships people have to go through when they are drafted to fight in a war. Wars are inevitable despite what we think. When nations want to declare war on one another, all we can do is sit back and hope for the best as a number of us watch our loved ones go defend the country. But there comes a time, when there aren’t enough soldiers…

With your help I was able to get the training I needed to succeed. Training that I would have not got from anywhere else.” - Ebony, 23 If you ever have the pleasure of meeting Ebony, you would be greeted with the warmest smile and will be instantly captivated by her enthusiasm for life. It would be hard to imagine that just a few years ago she was feeling hopeless. Ebony faced several barriers, she was a single teenage mother of two children, homeless, unemployed, and did not know where to turn…

consumed all who resided outside the castle walls. One party, in particular, a masquerade, took place in a stretch of seven, oddly shaped, variously colored rooms by Prospero’s design. The last of the seven was colored black and in it stood a large ebony clock which emitted an eerie chime each hour,…