Smith, who convinced skeptical advertisers of the power and worth of the Black female consumer market in becoming a founder of Essence, the first general-circulation magazine directed at Black ...

the Costume Institute’s annual exhibition centered entirely on Black culture and fashion—spotlighting the legacy of Black menswear and over 300 years of Black Dandyism," Essence Magazine wrote ...

“That was a proposal done for him not me... and literally as soon as it happened he was like, ‘We went viral. Yes!' " Everett recalled Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has ...

Lives Lived: Clarence Smith, a founder of Essence magazine, convinced skeptical mainstream advertisers of the power and worth of the Black female market. He died at 92. N.B.A.: For the second ...

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“Essence began publication as a monthly in May 1970, in an era when negative and sometimes hateful stereotypes of Black women were commonplace … “We had to overcome this perception. Clarence suggested ...

“It’s important to celebrate the little things and create new traditions. Essence has influenced a majority of my college experience, and it makes me happy when the magazine can make other people feel ...