Kicha's photos with the keyword: Vintage Advertisement

January 1950 advert in Our World featuring the great Sarah Vaughan. Our World Magazine, was published by African American businessman, John Preston Davis (1905 - 1973). It was a full-size, nationally-distributed magazine edited for African American readers. Its first issue, with singer and actress Lena Horne on the cover, arrived on the nation's newsstands in April 1946. Our World was a premier publication for African American men and women covering contemporary topics from black history to sports and entertainment with regular articles on health, fashion, politics and social awareness, was headquartered out of New York City. Our World portrayed Black America as no other national publication had ever done. The magazine had a run of eleven years before folding. [The John P Davis Collection]