Essence (magazine)

Essence
Musician Jill Scott appears on the cover of the May 2010 issue of Essence
Musician Jill Scott on the cover of the May 2010 issue of Essence
Frequency6 issues annually
Total circulation
(2017)
1,055,117[1]
First issueMay 1970; 54 years ago (1970-05)
CompanyEssence Communications
(Essence Ventures)
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City, New York, U.S.
Websiteessence.com
ISSN0014-0880

Essence (stylized in all caps) is an American monthly lifestyle magazine covering fashion, beauty, entertainment, and culture. First published in 1970, the magazine is written for African-American women.[2][3]

  1. ^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Audit Bureau of Circulations. December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Woodard, Jennifer Bailey (November 1, 2005). "Black Womanhood: Essence and its Treatment of Stereotypical Images of Black Women". Journal of Black Studies. 36 (2): 264–281. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1018.2605. doi:10.1177/0021934704273152. S2CID 144676210.
  3. ^ Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Mark Graham. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-674-00788-8.