About
Wife of magazine publisher John H. Johnson who brought high fashion to African Americans.
Before Fame
She grew up in Selma, Alabama, the front line of the Civil Rights Movement.
Trivia
She founded Ebony magazine, which she envisioned as the Life magazine for black people.
Family Life
She met her future husband while in graduate school in Chicago.
Associated With
She paved the way for such African-American fashion models as Tyra Banks .
