''Half-Century Magazine'' was published from 1916 to 1925 for an African American audience. It was named for the 50th anniversary of the

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. The magazine included fashion advice. Anthony Overton founded the magazine. Despite Overton's role, Katherine E. Williams, who became Katherine Williams-Irvin, was listed as its owner and editor-in-chief. Overton advertised his company's beauty products line in the magazine. It was originally aimed at an audience of both women and men, but shifted its aim to women around 1918.

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Digitized copies of ''Half-Century Magazine''
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