Edward Lewis
Essence founder
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- Date of Birth
- 05/15/1940 (69 years old)
- Place of Birth
- Bronx, NY
- High School
- DeWitt Clinton High School
- Undergrad
- University of New Mexico
- Graduate
- Harvard Business School
- Neighborhood
- Upper West Side
- Filed Under
- Media
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Black, Bronx native, Citymeals-on-Wheels board, Time Warner Inc., Magazines, Partnership for NYC trustee
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Who
Ed Lewis co-founded Essence, the first publication aimed at African-American women. He sold the company to Time Inc. in 2005, but remains chairman.
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