As president, he helped persuade companies like Estée Lauder and Ford to advertise in the pages of the first mass-circulation ...

You know we love a surprise.” “This year, we're celebrating 55 years of ESSENCE Magazine. From the page to the stage, ESSENCE Fest is the place that brings our mission and stories to life.” ...

Smith, who passed away on April 21, helped to launch the magazine that would become a Black cultural staple in May 1970. Clarence O. Smith, one of the co-founders of Essence magazine, died on ...