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July 2013

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Best of Photo of the Day

July 1, 2013 - July 31, 2013

Best of Photo of the Day

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Activist Al Sharpton, Boxing Promoter Don King, and Singer Billy Preston pose in this 1988 photo. (Issac Sutton) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Sitting pretty in this 1988 photo, comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg. (Isaac Sutton) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Harry Belafonte jumproping with his daughter Adrienne in the front yard of his apartment. (G. Marshall Wilson) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Louis Armstrong performing at his Birthday Celebration in 1970. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Designers Ray Aghayan and Bob Mackie make adjustments to Diahann Carroll's cape for the 1975 Academy Awards. (Isaac Sutton) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Nina Simone with daughter Lisa Celeste Stroud. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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David Jett joyfully cuts baseball great Jackie Robinson's hair, August 1958. (G. Marshall Wilson) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Debbie Allen and her sister Phylicia Rashad spend a day together. (Moneta Sleet, Jr.) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Prince performing on stage in 1985. (James Mitchell) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Louis Armstrong and Jewel Brown before a performance. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Stevie Wonder will lead a rally in Washington, D.C. on January 15, 1981, to declare Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, a national holiday with Berry Gordy, Motown Industries Chairman adds his support after the announcement by Stevie Wonder. View the entire EBONY Collection </p>

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EBONY Magazine August 1965 cover designed by Herbert Temple, JPC staff artist. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Fashion designer Stephen Burrows photographed with model. (Moneta Sleet, Jr.). View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Backed by Reuben Phillips and band, Eartha Kitt enthused that group was "best" she has used. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Boxing great Floyd Patterson is photographed leaning on the ropes. (Moneta Sleet, Jr.) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Jackie Robinson spending time with his three children and wife in their home. (G. Marshall Wilson) Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Sarah Vaughan preforms to a packed house. Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Dancer Arthur Mitchell shows off his precise dance technique and athleticism. (Moneta Sleet Jr.) Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Sarah Vaughan delights fans during her engagement at the Blue Note in Chicago. (William Lanier)  Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Dinah Washington and former husband Rafael Campos share a endearing kiss on Chicago stage. (Isaac Sutton)  Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Jackie Robinson is doing a little yard work in the EBONY August 1958 issue. (G. Marshall Wilson) Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Mrs. Coretta Scott King talks about the ten years since her husband's assassination on March 24, 1978.  (Harmon Perry)  Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

Jackie Robinson shares a kiss with wife Rachel Robinson in the August 1958 issue. (G. Marshall Wilson) Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.

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Activist Al Sharpton, Boxing Promoter Don King, and Singer Billy Preston pose in this 1988 photo. (Issac Sutton) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Sitting pretty in this 1988 photo, comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg. (Isaac Sutton) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Harry Belafonte jumproping with his daughter Adrienne in the front yard of his apartment. (G. Marshall Wilson) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Louis Armstrong performing at his Birthday Celebration in 1970. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Designers Ray Aghayan and Bob Mackie make adjustments to Diahann Carroll's cape for the 1975 Academy Awards. (Isaac Sutton) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Nina Simone with daughter Lisa Celeste Stroud. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
David Jett joyfully cuts baseball great Jackie Robinson's hair, August 1958. (G. Marshall Wilson) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Debbie Allen and her sister Phylicia Rashad spend a day together. (Moneta Sleet, Jr.) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Prince performing on stage in 1985. (James Mitchell) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Louis Armstrong and Jewel Brown before a performance. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Stevie Wonder will lead a rally in Washington, D.C. on January 15, 1981, to declare Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, a national holiday with Berry Gordy, Motown Industries Chairman adds his support after the announcement by Stevie Wonder. View the entire EBONY Collection </p>

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EBONY Magazine August 1965 cover designed by Herbert Temple, JPC staff artist. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Fashion designer Stephen Burrows photographed with model. (Moneta Sleet, Jr.). View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Backed by Reuben Phillips and band, Eartha Kitt enthused that group was "best" she has used. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Boxing great Floyd Patterson is photographed leaning on the ropes. (Moneta Sleet, Jr.) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Jackie Robinson spending time with his three children and wife in their home. (G. Marshall Wilson) Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Sarah Vaughan preforms to a packed house. Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Dancer Arthur Mitchell shows off his precise dance technique and athleticism. (Moneta Sleet Jr.) Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Sarah Vaughan delights fans during her engagement at the Blue Note in Chicago. (William Lanier)  Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Dinah Washington and former husband Rafael Campos share a endearing kiss on Chicago stage. (Isaac Sutton)  Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Jackie Robinson is doing a little yard work in the EBONY August 1958 issue. (G. Marshall Wilson) Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

<p>
Mrs. Coretta Scott King talks about the ten years since her husband's assassination on March 24, 1978.  (Harmon Perry)  Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

Jackie Robinson shares a kiss with wife Rachel Robinson in the August 1958 issue. (G. Marshall Wilson) Shop the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.

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