TAN magazine targeted specifically African American women and was published by Johnson Publishing, the same folks who brought us Ebony and Jet magazines.
The main headline on the cover, “Will Hollywood Let Negroes Make Love?” is still a somewhat relevant question today, is it not, considering the fact that conversations on that exact topic have been had over the last 59 years since, and continue to be had.
I recall Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” being slapped with an X rating by the MPAA? Why? The exact quote, according to Spike, was that the MPAA said it was “saturated with sex.”