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June 2013

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Best of Photo of the Day

June 1 - June 30, 2013

Best of Photo of the Day

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From the EBONY Collection, Count Basie commemorating his 20th year as a bandleader at New York Waldorf-Astoria Hotel November, 1954. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Louis Armstrong poses with singer Peggy Lee backstage,1954. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Diana Ross on stage, 1976. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Rev. Al Sharpton at the 58th Birthday celebration for James Brown at New York's Hilton Hotel. (Fred Watkins/1991) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Jackie Robinson with his wife Rachel Robinson as they attend an event 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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From the EBONY Collection, Robert Johnson and John H. Johnson with the Jackson Family at Johnson Publishing Company in 1978. (Norman L. Hunter). View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Donna Summers photographed performing for excited fans. (Norman L. Hunter) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Louis Armstrong writes his memoirs in his home. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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The Supremes perform theIr two-million seller "Where Did Our Love Go" during a  TV appearance at Hollywood Palace. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Sammy Davis Jr.and members of the Rat Pack, 1960. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Sarah Vaughan in a candid photo. (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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From the EBONY Collection, Michael Jackson and John H. Johnson, 1983. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Debbie Allen warms-up in her dance studio as her dog, Adelaide, 1982. (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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From the EBONY Collection, Flip Wilson and Lola Falana at the "The Flip Wilson Show.". View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Nelson Mandela shakes hands with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., 1990.  (Frederick Watkins, 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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Vanessa Williams relaxes in bed while reading over movie scripts in 1987. (Vandell Cobb) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Redd Foxx appears backstage during his engagement at Chicago's Tivoli Theater in May 1961. (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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Walter Payton listens as his son Jarrett tells him about "the big one that got away". (Vandell Cobb) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Diana Ross at the Eden Roc Hotel in the Cafe Pompeli at Miami Beach. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Count Basie commemorating his 20th year as a bandleader at New York Waldorf-Astoria Hotel November, 1954. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Louis Armstrong poses with singer Peggy Lee backstage,1954. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Diana Ross on stage, 1976. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Rev. Al Sharpton at the 58th Birthday celebration for James Brown at New York's Hilton Hotel. (Fred Watkins/1991) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Jackie Robinson with his wife Rachel Robinson as they attend an event 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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From the EBONY Collection, Robert Johnson and John H. Johnson with the Jackson Family at Johnson Publishing Company in 1978. (Norman L. Hunter). View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Donna Summers photographed performing for excited fans. (Norman L. Hunter) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Louis Armstrong writes his memoirs in his home. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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The Supremes perform theIr two-million seller "Where Did Our Love Go" during a  TV appearance at Hollywood Palace. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Sammy Davis Jr.and members of the Rat Pack, 1960. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Sarah Vaughan in a candid photo. (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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From the EBONY Collection, Michael Jackson and John H. Johnson, 1983. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Debbie Allen warms-up in her dance studio as her dog, Adelaide, 1982. (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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From the EBONY Collection, Flip Wilson and Lola Falana at the "The Flip Wilson Show.". View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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From the EBONY Collection, Nelson Mandela shakes hands with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., 1990.  (Frederick Watkins, 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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Vanessa Williams relaxes in bed while reading over movie scripts in 1987. (Vandell Cobb) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Redd Foxx appears backstage during his engagement at Chicago's Tivoli Theater in May 1961. (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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Walter Payton listens as his son Jarrett tells him about "the big one that got away". (Vandell Cobb) View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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Diana Ross at the Eden Roc Hotel in the Cafe Pompeli at Miami Beach. View the entire EBONY Collection <strong><a href="http://www.ebony.com/store#axzz2PsEj7sec" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>

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