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originally modeled to be a Black version of LIFE magazine, soon to be Mega Publisher John H. Johnson launched EBONY Magazine on November 1st 1945. Based out of Chicago, The Johnson Publishing Company Empire would soon grow to include Jet Magazine, Fashion Fair Cosmetics, and a book publishing company. Functioning as a "lifestyle brand," Ebony Magazine's circulation reached an estimated 1.8 million faithful readers at the height of its popularity. Today we celebrate the wonderful legacy of John H. Johnson & The Johnson Publishing Empire. Let's take a look back at some of the legendary covers. #SaluteThePioneers http://www.johnsonpublishing.com/index.php/how-we-do-it/ http://www.blackpast.org/aah/ebony-magazine
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Back with the Fifth & Final installment of The 50 Flyest Pornstars Today, we have the rankings for The Top Ten. In case you missed the First Four installments (50-11), click (HERE), (Here), (Here) & (HERE). While the focus of The Wandering Eyes Blog has always been on promoting posts under the umbrella of #ArtsMusicCulturePoliticsAndMore, from a Pro-Black Perspective, we will still sometimes veer off into other aspects of the infamous "AndMore" that includes more taboo subjects like Porn. While few will discuss it openly & freely, fact is that most men & women do indeed watch porn from time to time. And in the internet age of today, it's everywhere & is one of an extremely small number if industries that still thrive during times of economic crisis-Not To Mention Piracy. Now still working from the perspective of Pro-Blackness, we all know that Black, Asian & Latino stars rarely ever the same spotlight that their inferior white counterparts get. Be it bad stereotypes, bad lighting, cheaper sets, or just bad bad weave, there is a glass ceiling that only one or two per generation will get past. With that said, we find it our duty to make sure that some type of light gets shown on some of the flyest chics you may or may not have heard of. Feedback & Comments Welcome 10. ANA FOXXXAna Foxxx is purely Five Feet, Nine Inches of Beautiful! A former Runway Model, she Started doing porn in 2012, she received an AVN Award Nomination for "Best New Starlet" in 2013. Today she is one of the most recognizable faces in her business. 9. ADRIANA LUNAThis 5'3" mixture of Mexican & Filipino Ancestry has been around since 2011 at the age of 27. A year later, in 2012, she was featured as Penthouse Pet of the Month (November 2012). Since then she has been credited with at least 197 film roles. 8. LEILANI LEEANELeilani Leeane personifies every bit of a 5’3" Black, Filipino, and Puerto Rican mixture of Loveliness!!! Entering the game in 2001, she was nominated for "Best New Starlet" for THREE different Award Shows. In 2012, she won an Urban X Award for Rising Star Female, and in 2013, she was nominated in three separate AVN Award categories. 7. YASMINE DE LEONThe Lovely Miss Yasmine De Leon was 27 when she started working porn in 2010, and has starred in more than 100 adult movies since that time. Hopefully there's much more to come from this 5'7" Creole/Filipino/Spanish Goddess from Oakland, California. Hope So... 7. TEANNA TRUMPWith only One Year In the game, and this 5'7" Indiana-Bred Beauty already have over 152,00 Twitter Followers. Need I say more??? 5. TILA FLAMETila Flame is a 5’4” Cali Queen with an indescribably sexy exotic look about her. In the business since 2011, she's rumored to have retired-but I’m just gonna be in denial about that for awhile... #SayItAintSo 4. HARLEY DEANColumbus, Ohio Native Harley Dean Burst onto the scene in 2014 & immediately Blew Up! Making an Immediate Impact, with 20+ film credits in her first year, Dean was nominated for at least five major awards for her efforts. As for 2015, this 5'7 Lovely has already added at least eight more titles to her resume. I sense that this shortie might go down as one of the Greats of her generation... 3. ANISSA KATEOriginally from from Lyon, France, this 36D-33-35 Algerian Beauty has been credited with at least 181 film credits since her debut in 2011. As if that wouldn't keep one busy, Anissa Kate has also jumped on the other side of the camera to make a name for herself as a director. Let's hope that she at least gives us a few more years in front of the camera before she completes her transition into more behind the scenes work. 2. SERENA ALINot sure why this 5'10" Black & Polynesian Beauty isn't more famous, but with such a beautiful smile & rockin' a Glorious 36D-28-36 Frame, hopefully she'll soon get the proper credit she's due! 1. SKIN DIAMONDSkin Diamond has to be considered as the most popular Black Pornstar today; and arguably the one of the Most Beautiful of All Time. Starting off as a model for Louis Vuitton, American Apparel and other mainstream companies, this Lovely Hottie of Ethiopian, Danish, Czech, Yugoslav, and German descent, grew up with Missionary parents in Scotland. Nominated for Female Performer of the Year & Best Supporting Actress for the upcoming 2015 AVN Awards, Skin Diamond won the XBIZ Awards Female Performer of the Year in Both 2013 & 2014. Credited with an more than 350 Titles, since her start in 2009, Skin Diamond has also been made into a featured character for Marvel Comics (Daredevil: End of Days) & starred in several music videos. And to Me, she is the Most Beautiful Porn Star Of All time! RECENTLY RETIREDBack with the latest installment of The 50 Flyest Pornstars Today, we have the rankings for 20 through 11. In case you missed the First Three installments, click (HERE), (Here) & (Here). While the focus of The Wandering Eyes Blog has always been on promoting posts under the umbrella of #ArtsMusicCulturePoliticsAndMore, from a Pro-Black Perspective, we will still sometimes veer off into other aspects of the infamous "AndMore" that includes more taboo subjects like Porn. While few will discuss it openly & freely, fact is that most men & women do indeed watch porn from time to time. And in the internet age of today, it's everywhere & is one of an extremely small number if industries that still thrive during times of economic crisis. Now still working from the perspective of Pro-Blackness, we all know that Black, Asian & Latino stars rarely ever the same spotlight that their inferior white counterparts get. Be it bad stereotypes, bad lighting, cheaper sets, or just bad bad weave, there is a glass ceiling that only one or two per generation will get past. With that said, we find it our duty to make sure that some type of light gets shown on some of the flyest chics you may or may not have heard of. Feedback & Comments Welcome 20. MARY JEANThis lovely Bronx Dominican Mami studied fashion for seven years & graduated from cosmetology school before moving into the Adult Film Industry in 2013. Rockin' Crazy 32DD-24-36 Measurements, Mary Jean is truly amazing!!! 19. NICOLE ANISTONThis 5’3” 34D-23-38 starlet has been around since 2010. In August 2012 Aniston was named "Penthouse Pet Of The Month," and in 2013 she would be named "Penthouse Pet Of The Year. She also was nominated in 2013 for The XBIZ Female Performer Of The Year (losing out to the legendary Asa Akira). 18. IVY SHERWOOD Unfortunately there's not a lot in print about Ivy Sherwood, but this Beautiful Cali Sista got into the game in 2013, and has about 14 Major film Credits under her belt up to this point. We know that the porn industry has never really treated Black Starlets the same as others, but hopefully she will get her just due recognition in the near future... 17. KAYDEN KROSS5’7”-32D Cup Bra Size, Multiple Best Of The Year Awards, Multiple Performer Of The Year Awards & Nominations, Magazine features, etc-what more can you say about Kayden Kross? In the biz since 2006, Kross has done it all, and has even enjoyed some of the mainstream success that eludes so many other porn stars. 16. chanell heartChanell Heart has already has at least 50 film credits attached to her name since her debut in 2013, and this lovely should definitely see even more featured roles in the future. After copping a nomination for AVN's 2015 Best New Starlet, Sky's The Limit for this Queen... 15. ARMANI MONROE aka ARMANI MONAEOnly around since 2014, not much is known about the gorgeous Armani Monroe aka Armani Monae, but as beautiful as she is, there absolutely has to be so much more to see in 2016! 14. ANGEL DARKAngel Dark has been working in porn, on and off, since 2002. This uniquely complexioned beauty from Bratislava, Slovakia is credited with over 267 performer credits up to this point in her long career. 13. ANYA IVYbeautiful, Bubbly & sporting somewhat of a "Girl Next Door" Appeal to her, this Queen from Atlanta, Georgia has already logged more than 19 film roles credited to her name since her start in 2014. Standing 5’2” (with 36D-29-38 measurements) and rocking a beautiful smile, there should be so much more to come from this lovely in the future. 12. BETHANY BENZformerly known as “Caviar,” on the wack-ass VH1 show "For the Love of Ray J," Bethany Benz did videos for R. Kelly, Snoop & Twista before transitioning into Porn in 2010. This exquisitely beautiful 5’10" (34D-24-36) Russian and Nigerian Queen was actually born in The Ukraine, was also a Jet Magazine Beauty of the week & was nominated for the 2012 AVN Award for Best New Starlet. this sister puts in Work!!! 11. CHERRY HILSONAs stated before, Sistars don't get a lot of press in any movie industry-especially not porn-so not a lot is written about the beautiful Cherry Hilson. She's been on the scene since 2013, and is credited with 20 films at this point (usually they've worked more than twice what they've been credited for) and rocks a lovely 5’8” 36D Frame. Got to Love It! RECENTLY RETIRED:Back with the Thirdd installment of The 50 Flyest Pornstars Today, we have the rankings for 30 through 21. In case you missed the First Two installments, click (HERE) & (Here). While the focus of The Wandering Eyes Blog has always been on promoting posts under the umbrella of #ArtsMusicCulturePoliticsAndMore, from a Pro-Black Perspective, we will still sometimes veer off into other aspects of the infamous "AndMore" that includes more taboo subjects like Porn. While few will discuss it openly & freely, fact is that most men & women do indeed watch porn from time to time. And in the internet age of today, it's everywhere & is one of an extremely small number if industries that still thrive during times of economic crisis. Now still working from the perspective of Pro-Blackness, we all know that Black, Asian & Latino stars rarely ever the same spotlight that their inferior white counterparts get. Be it bad stereotypes, bad lighting, cheaper sets, or just bad bad weave, there is a glass ceiling that only one or two per generation will get past. With that said, we find it our duty to make sure that some type of light gets shown on some of the flyest chics you may or may not have heard of. Feedback & Comments Welcome. 30. ROSE MONROEKnown for her smile & her alluring 34C-25-37 frame, this 5’5 Venezuelan Goddess from Maracaibo has been featured in at least 44 major titles since her start in 2011. With almost 75,000 Twitter Followers, and 240,000 on Instagram, I think a large segment of the population agrees that Rose Monroe is Truly Special! 29. REBECA LINARESthis 5’3” 34D chica from San Sebastian, Spain has been acting since 2005 & directing since 2009. Currently living in Barcelona, Rebeca Linares is big all over Europe-as well as America. A Hero in her home country, in 2009 she was even the subject of a Spanish documentary about her called “Vente a Las Vegas” (Come to Las Vegas, Baby). 28. SADIE SANTANAThe lovely Sadie Santana is a 5’10” towering vessel of French/Spanish/Native American Genetics, from New Orleans, that has been using her unique beauty to climb up the ranks of pornstars since her jump off in 2013. Expect to hear more from her in the future... 27. KATIA DE LYS Katis De Lys is the poster child for what beauty really looks like in Cuba. Since her debut in 2010, Katia has worked mostlymaking a name for herself in Europe. One can only imagine how big of a star she would be if she brought her talents & 5'7"-33DD Goodness to America Full time... 26. KALINA RYUA mixture of Korean & Welsh Blood, Kalina Ryu (aka Lily Ocean) got started in 2013 at 29 years old, and immediately won a couple of Best Of Awards in just her first year! And she likely will win more... 25. CAROL FERRERNot a lot is known about Carol Ferrer, but this 34 Year Old 34D-25-38 Argentinian beauty has been around since 2013. And if I were a director, she would be in ALL OF MY MOVIES!!! 24. MEGAN SALINASThis fly little Latina from Edinburg, Texas started in 2013 doing mostly all female or solo scenes-but moved into doing scenes with men within a year or so. Megan Salinas rocks out with a 5’3” 34D Frame, and is likely to be an even bigger star in the future. 23. JADE ASPENAsk The Internet about Jade Aspen's 50,000+ Twitter followers, and the raves will follow! 32DD,and Fine As Shit, Jade should be someone people will talk about about many years from now... 22. LAYTON BENTONA 5’7” 36C Beautiful piece of work with over 100,000 Twitter followers, since her debut in 2012, Layton Benton had two of her starring roles up for Best Of The Year Awards in 2015, and she likely will garner more going forward! 21. JASMINE WEBBNot a lot is known about 5’6” British Starlet Jasmine Webb, as the bulk of her work has been done overseas; but she has logged over 80 Film Credits since 2007. Besides that, we just know that she is beautiful & Alluring... HONORABLE MENTIONS:Back with the second installment of The 50 Flyest Pornstars Today, we have the rankings for 40 through 31. In case you missed the first installment, click (HERE). While the focus of The Wandering Eyes Blog has always been on promoting posts under the umbrella of #ArtsMusicCulturePoliticsAndMore, from a Pro-Black Perspective, we will still sometimes veer off into other aspects of the infamous "AndMore" that includes more taboo subjects like Porn. While few will discuss it openly & freely, fact is that most men & women do indeed watch porn from time to time. And in the internet age of today, it's everywhere & is one of an extremely small number if industries that still thrive during times of economic crisis. Now still working from the perspective of Pro-Blackness, we all know that Black, Asian & Latino stars rarely ever the same spotlight that their inferior white counterparts get. Be it bad stereotypes, bad lighting, cheaper sets, or just bad bad weave, there is a glass ceiling that only one or two per generation will get past. With that said, we find it our duty to make sure that some type of light gets shown on some of the flyest chics you may or may not have heard of. Feedback & Comments Welcome. 40. LIZA DEL SIERRAThis 5’4” 36D cup wearing Chick from France has been in the porn business since 2005. already Huge in Europe, before coming to America in 2006, Liza Del Sierra was nominated for five different awards in 2012 (including Foreign Female Performer of the Year). Before that she won the award for Best French Actress in 2006 & Best European Actress for 2011. 39. MISCHA BROOKSTime has proven that the flyest white girls always turn out to not really be white lol. Mischa Brooks is a sexy 5’2” mixture of French, Cherokee & Potawatomi native American genetics that has been rising up the ranks of her business steadily since her debut in 2011. 38. GALILEAThis Colombian Goddess didn't get started until 2014, at the age of 33 Years Old. One can only wonder what she looked like in her prime. As for now, she is rocking a lovely 5’5” 36DD Frame that is ever so hard to ignore. 37. EVA LOVIAThis young beauty has got her start in 2013. A genetic mix of Japanese & Spanish ancestry, made a name for herself working only lesbian & solo work until earlier this year. Since then she's said to be doing other things. For us, the Girl-Girl Thing was just fine! 36. ERICKA LIUAlmost nothing is known about this new starlet, that's only been around for about a year. but looking the way she looks, it doesn't even matter. This chick skipped right past the low budget flicks & straight into major studio titles, with some of the biggest names in the game. It's a pretty sure bet that there's more to come from Ericka Liu. 35. JADA STEVENSThis 5’3” mixture of Cherokee Native American & Irish blood, has been featured in over 125 films & garnered multiple “Performer Of The Year" nominations. in 2015 she made CNBC's coveted Dirty Dozen List of the top porn stars in the biz.). Before starting off her career in Porn, Jada worked strip clubs in Atlanta & is most known for her Amazing Backside. 34. MIA LELANIborn Danielle Uiloni Fernandez, Mia Lelani has starred in more than 120 features since 2006. Sporting an ill 5’4” 38D-29-38 physical, this Irish/Filipino/Lebanese mixture os just hard to ignore... 33. BRIDGETTE B.Speaking of hard to ignore, even Stevie Wonder would say Damn upon seeing this 5’8” 34DD Amazon from Barcelona, Spain. After making her debut in 2008, Bridgette B. worked more than 100 titles in her first three years & deservingly won the AVN Award for Unsung Starlet of the Year in 2012. 32. ASA AKIRAAsa Akira came in at #7 on our 40 FLYEST PORNSTARS OF ALL TIME List, and has won more awards than any porn star ever-including The AVN Female Performer of the Year, for her work over the course of 2012. This Japanese goddess has already performed in at least 297 films, and it doesn't look like she's gonna stop anytime soon. Ever enterprising, she did take time out to write the popular novel "Insatiable: Porn - A Love Story," and has also transitioned into directing features too. Right now she holds all of the cards in regard to her future. Mainstream success she does seem bound for... 31. KARISSA KANEThis 5’6” 36D Cup newbie just started in 2015, so not much is known about her just yet. But if her beauty is any indicator, we will know so much more about her by this time in 2016... HONORABLE MENTIONS: |
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