Ebony South Africa Vol. I, No. 1

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The premier issue of Ebony South Africa (November/December 1995), published by Johnson Publishing Company, with a profile of Consul General of Durban Pamela E. Bridgewater. Along the top is gold banner with black text reading “Premiere Collector’s Issue” above the red and white title block at the upper left corner. The front cover is an edge-to-edge studio portrait of Basetsana Makgalemele and Augustine Masilela, both dressed in gold brocade, with a feature article titled “A Double Treat: Augustine and Bastsane Take Us Behind the Scenes of Beauty Pageants.” Other headlines from the cover include messages from President Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and a feature on Denzel Washington. “Pamela Bridgewater: First Black Woman Consul General,” a feature story on the U.S. Ambassador written Professor D. Michael Cheer appears on pages 102-105.

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