The Best of Black History Month Magazines

Newmanology has been publishing a series of magazine covers collections to celebrate Black History Month. On this website and on the Newmanology Tumblr page, we’ve been highlighting African American magazines and publications from the past 100 years (and one from South Africa!). Here are some of the best covers from those collections, plus links to some wonderful vintage magazine cover galleries.

(Above): Black Enterprise, June 1978. Illustration: Romare Bearden.

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The Black Panther newspaper, February 17, 1969. Art director: Emory Douglas.

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The Crisis, Winter 2012. Art director: Wayne Fitzpatrick, illustration: Edel Rodriguez.

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Ebony, May 1965. Art director: Herbert Temple.

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Drum, July 1956.

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Our World, January 1951.

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Sepia USA, August 1953.

YSB, January 1993.

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Jet, June 23, 1966.

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Duke, June 1957.

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