Find a copy online
Links to this item
Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
Genre/Form: | Electronic books Biographies History Biography |
---|---|
Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Lewis, Edward, 1940- Man from Essence. (OCoLC)878945561 |
Named Person: | Edward Lewis |
Material Type: | Biography, Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Edward Lewis; Audrey Edwards; Camille O Cosby |
ISBN: | 9781476703503 1476703507 |
OCLC Number: | 891846100 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), portraits |
Contents: | The last man standing -- Getting started (1968-1970). The "godfather" calls a sit-down ; Four Black men and a magazine, baby ; Sapphire? Seriously? ; Show us the money -- Getting ready (1940-1968). 1314 Brook Avenue ; "Why are we so poor?" ; BMOC ; Flunking out -- Getting through (1970-1980). "Black man, do you love me?" ; Playboy in the house ; The reign came calling down ; R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me ; Massacre on 30th Street ; Getting down ; Personal power, public position ; Crunching numbers and taking stock -- Getting over (1980-2005). Moving on ; Spirit rising ; A brand is born ; Serious as a heart attack ; Oh my! ; Cash is king, queen, jack-- and ace ; Of music festivals and magazine fortunes ; Time on our side ; Selling in. |
Responsibility: | Edward Lewis ; with Audrey Edwards ; foreword by Camille O. Cosby. |
Abstract:
The co-founder of Essence magazine recounts how his early life in a violent South Bronx neighborhood and a strong family work ethic inspired him to create a magazine for black women and overcome the career challenges that followed.
Reviews
User-contributed reviews
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.


Tags
Add tags for "The man from Essence : creating a magazine for Black women".
Be the first.
Similar Items
Related Subjects:(14)
- Lewis, Edward, -- 1940-
- Essence -- History.
- Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Biography.
- African American businesspeople -- Biography.
- African Americans -- Biography.
- African American periodicals -- History.
- Women's periodicals, American -- History.
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Cultural Heritage.
- African American businesspeople.
- African American periodicals.
- African Americans.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Women's periodicals, American.
- United States.