How did the author feel about getting a job at Ebony Magazine as noted in the memoir, What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker?

Ebony Magazine is a popular American magazine focusing on the experiences and perspectives of black people. It has been published since the mid-1940's, and has become something of an industry leader in considering and defining black culture. This sense of prestige about the magazine is one of the reasons why the author was so excited when he got a job there, feeling as though he had reached a significant level of personal and professional accomplishment.