Kannte said:How much influence does Essence mag have on the culture of black women in black/African-America?
When the black book explosion was taking place, and white publishers believed incorrectly that blacks were not reading or buying books, only to discover that we were. There was no way for them to tap into the market at that time because black publishers and book stores had it tied down. Essence magazine was the one who sold the black book list and publishers to White people. Does that answer your question ?