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

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

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

References

1. "EDWARD LEWIS". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
2. ^ 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. ^ Savidge, Mariella (January 19, 1998). "Black magazine publisher has a mission players". Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. 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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• American magazine publishers (people)
• African-American business executives
• 1940 births
• University of New Mexico alumni
• Harvard University alumni