Documenting the latest black news across america from social justice, beauty, culture, and more. Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus diospyros, which also includes the persimmon tree A few diospyros species, such as macassar and mun ebony, are dense enough to sink in water. A hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast asian trees (genus diospyros of the family ebenaceae, the ebony family) The ebony color might not be something many consider for their homes However, it can add a certain sophistication to a room, but is also a daring and bold color that can create quite an impression.
Starting with its first issue in november 1945, ebony chronicled black life and contributions across regions and generations In documenting the american experience, ebony extended its value beyond its iconic place in american popular culture. When used to describe a person’s skin color or racial identity, saying someone has “ebony skin” or is “ebony” implies they have very dark brown or black skin.
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