Half-Century Magazine

Half-Century Magazine was published from 1916 to 1925 for an African-American audience. It was named for the 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.[1] The magazine included fashion advice.[1] Anthony Overton founded the magazine.[2] Despite Overton's role, Katherine E. Williams, who became Katherine Williams-Irvin, was listed as its owner and editor-in-chief.[1] Overton advertised his company's beauty products line in the magazine.[2] It was originally aimed at an audience of both women and men, but shifted its aim to women around 1918.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Rooks, Noliwe M. (2004). Ladies' Pages: African American Women's Magazines and the Culture That Made Them. Rutgers University Press. pp. 68–88. ISBN 978-0-8135-4252-2.
  2. ^ a b Weems, Robert E. Jr. (March 9, 2020). The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago: Anthony Overton and the Building of a Financial Empire. University of Illinois Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780252051920.