Edward Lewis (publisher)

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Edward Lewis (born May 15, 1940) is an American business executive and former magazine publisher. [1] He was one of the co-founders of Essence magazine, and chairman of Latina magazine. [2] [3] He was the first black chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America. [2] His memoir, The Man From Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women, was co-authored by Audrey Edwards and published in 2014. [4]

Lewis grew up in South Bronx, New York. [2] He attended DeWitt Clinton High School. [2] He was awarded a football scholarship to University of New Mexico, where he completed both a bachelor's and a master's degree. [2] [5] He later studied for a doctoral degree at Harvard University. [5]

On February 9, 1991, Lewis married speech pathologist Carolyn Wright from Los Angeles. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "EDWARD LEWIS". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sisson, Mary (2003). "Edward Lewis: Essence of inspiration". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved October 9, 2024– via EBSCOhost.
  3. ↑ "Pioneer Publishers". Hispanic. 1998. Retrieved October 9, 2024– via EBSCOhost.
  4. ↑ Bush, Vanessa (2014). "The Man from Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women". Booklist . Retrieved October 9, 2024– via EBSCOhost.
  5. 1 2 Savidge, Mariella (January 19, 1998). "Black magazine publisher has a mission players". Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. ProQuest   392831364 . Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Publisher Edward Lewis weds speech pathologist Carolyn Wright in N.Y." Jet. 1991. Retrieved October 9, 2024– via EBSCOhost.
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