“The first issue of Essence featured a cover showing a beautiful, sensually full-featured black woman crowned by a glistening Afro emerging from… — Edward Lewis Essence Copy Share Image
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“I continue to live by many of the rules I learned running a business for nearly forty years, advice dispensed by my… — Edward Lewis Business Copy Share Image
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