Research Catalog

Title

The man from Essence : creating a magazine for Black women / Edward Lewis ; with Audrey Edwards ; foreword by Camille O. Cosby.

Author

Lewis, Edward, 1940-

Publication

New York, NY : Atria Books, 2014.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Edwards, Audrey, 1947-
• Cosby, Camille O. (Camille Olivia), 1944-

Description

xxiii, 311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits; 24 cm

Summary

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.

Subject

• Lewis, Edward, 1940-
• Essence > History
• Publishers and publishing > United States > Biography
• African Americans > Biography
• African American periodicals > History
• Women's periodicals, American > History
• African American businesspeople > Biography

Genre/Form

Biographies

Note

• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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.

ISBN

• 9781476703480 (hardcover)
• 1476703485 (hardcover)
• 9781476703503 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

• 878945561
• SCSB-10605351

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library