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My book on Ebony Jr!, Ebony Jr! The Rise, Fall and Return of a Black Children’s Magazine was recently published by Scarecrow Press.

Laretta Henderson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Is there an index to or back file of Ebony Jr?

I was going through some old photo albums and stumbled upon about 8 issues of Ebony Jr! The oldest dates back to December 1978. I LOVED this magazine! I took time to read a few with my kid and remembered why I loved it so much. My 13 year old enjoyed it too!

I just wanted to say that I recieved my first subscription to the magazine when I was 11 years old and I couldn’t wait to receive a new one every month… I loved the fact that there was a magazine just for me… I was so disappointed when I stopped receiving my monthly magazine… I also received some great books from Johnson Publishing Company… There are still a few books that I’m looking for today… I wish my child was able to experience the magazine the way I did!!!

I enjoyed Elbony Jr. and was always elated when I recieved a new issue. My oldest issue is 1973.

WOW! I have been writing to ask about EBONY JR! Online and it is already in process. I would love to help develop learning readking skill development activities based upon the first few years of the publication, while I was managing editor. Let me know!

I would love to see Ebony Jr. back in print. I have been unable to find any age appropriate, black magazines for my daughters. While it is nice to have an online resource, children still need hard copies of books and magazines. I am puzzled as to why I can easily find other magazines such as Highlights, American Girl, etc. in newstands and bookstores, yet I can not find anything comprarable that focuses on the wonderful African American culture. What can be done to encourage the publishers of the adult African American magazines to also publish a product appropriate for school age children?

My story ,”Kwame and the Lion “was the first cover story that launched Ebony Jr. I am very pleased to know that people believe it was an important landmark in Black children’s literature.

To miss hall! My name is sharon cobb,i was featured in ebony j.r, as an child,however the issue with me and many other young black poets were lost. I would pay you miss hall if you could locate it foe me.IT was in the year 1973, i believe it was in an summer issuse, your help would be appreciated. thank you!

I was cleaning out my attack today and found 10 ebony jr. magazines. “I wonder if they are worth anything”! If there is anyone interested in these magazines, please send me an email. 
business.goinggreen@gmail.com

Hello jerrick! my name is sharon cobb,i have been looking for an 1973 issue of EBONY.JR.I was featured along with other children around the country for writing poetry,if you have that issue please contact me please at poeticlady12@gmail.com. thank’s.

You are looking for the May 1975 issue.  I don’t have it but if you click the following  link for google books, you can read all the issues of Ebony Jr. online.  Its great!
http://books.google.com/books?id=w74DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Omigosssh! I have been looking for these mags for years. If you still have them please shoot me an email at ChefStef22@yahoo.com

My name is Teesha I was in the first Ebony Jr. Magazine 1973 I was baking biscuit and my brothers were with the  PLEASE If aHarlem Globetrotters if anyone know where I can purchase these books from let me know I would love to show my children and grandchildren

which ones do you have?