The worldwide influence of African-Americans as a major creative and economic force in Western popular culture is well documented. What is less understood is African-Americans' lack of participation i
In this remarkable life story, Essence magazine cofounder and philanthropist Ed Lewis tells how he rose to become one of America’s premier publishers and entrepreneurs.Ed Lewis grew up in a South Bron
Essence magazine is the most popular, well respected, and largest circulated black women’s magazine in history. Largely unknown is the remarkable story of what it took to earn that distinction.The Man
The wisdom of our elders is our most valuable resource. In A Wealth of Wisdom, a collection of stories, experiences, and observations of more than fifty African Americans, ages seventy and over, extr
