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- S1 E1 - Chapter One: The 1970sAugust 18, 202342minAt the dawn of the '70s, as Black women yearn for representation in media and politics, Essence magazine is born. During this turbulent era, while there are wars on the outside for the soul of America, there are also battles taking place within Essence.Subscribe to Max or discovery+
- S1 E2 - Chapter Two: The 1980sAugust 25, 202342minIn the 1980s, Black women are thriving both personally and professionally, yet President Reagan's "welfare queen" stereotype poisons America's perception. Essence works tirelessly to portray Black women accurately while also dealing with internal turmoil.Subscribe to Max or discovery+
- S1 E3 - Chapter Three: The 1990sSeptember 1, 202342minIn the 1990s, Essence subscribership is soaring, and the team fearlessly embraces hard-hitting stories about the power of Black women. But with this success comes competition, and Essence misses the mark on a cultural movement they didn't see coming.Subscribe to Max or discovery+
- S1 E4 - Chapter Four: The 2000sSeptember 8, 202342minIn the early 2000s, Black women are driving culture, but is their magazine losing its way? A takeover by the predominantly white-led media giant Time Inc. alters the DNA of the magazine, alienating some of the demographic Essence was created to empower.Subscribe to Max or discovery+
- S1 E5 - Chapter Five: The 2010s to the FutureSeptember 15, 202342minIn the 2010s, Essence is a household name but is buried in a vast library of Time Inc. publications. Change is on the horizon when Essence is brought back into Black ownership, but external challenges and internal issues test the company's resilience.Subscribe to Max or discovery+
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- Diane WeathersVanessa De LucaTeresa MastinStephanie Hodges DunivanJonathan BlountDarlene Gillard JonesVanessa WilliamsJamilah LemieuxNorma Jean DardenTaraji P. HensonRegina HallSusan L. TaylorGabby Cudjoe-WilkesAnansa SimsWhoopi GoldbergHarriette ColeBoris KodjoeCandace MontgomeryHalle BerryAsha BandeleCori MurrayEmil WilbekinKierna MayoTaye DiggsCaroline WangaSheryl Lee RalphGabrielle UnionOprah WinfreyMonique GreenwoodGordon ChambersBeverly JohnsonMichaela Angela DavisEd LewisDaryl Royster AlexanderDanyel SmithBarbara Britton
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