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Ilena Silverman

Ilena Silverman is a story editor at The New York Times Magazine. She worked previously at GQ and Harper’s magazines and is the coeditor of What Counts: The Complete Harper’s Index. She lives in South Orange, New Jersey, with her husband and family.

Books

Black History Month 2023

Since 1976, Black History Month has been observed every February, but its origins date back half a century before its observance was formally established. In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), designated the second week of February—the week encompassing the birthdays of

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