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Can add historical information to the article, such as previous business deals, and also more information about the underlying race and gender relations that impacted the magazine's creation and production. Yaa Harpo (talk) 22:56, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Potential bibliography: "Black Womanhood: Essence and its Treatment of Stereotypical Images of Black Women" Journal of Black Studies "The male voice in women's magazines" Gender Issues "The Media as a System of Racialization: Exploring Images of African American Women and the New Racism" American Behavioral Scientist "Race and Gender in the Media: A Content Analysis of Advertisements in Two Mainstream Black Magazines" Journal of Black Studies:"The Recession Has Devastated Black Magazines" The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education Essence (magazine)

In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.

I plan to add more of Essence's history to its Wikipedia entry. For example, I learned that the magazine was connected to Playboy for funding purposes. This and more details about the publication's past, including the absence of black women in the various decision-making processes, should be included for the reader's benefit.

Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page, too.

I can add historical information to the article, such as previous business deals, and also more information about the underlying race and gender relations that impacted the magazine's creation and production.

Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.

"Black Womanhood: Essence and its Treatment of Stereotypical Images of Black Women" Journal of Black Studies "The male voice in women's magazines" Gender Issues "The Media as a System of Racialization: Exploring Images of African American Women and the New Racism" American Behavioral Scientist "Race and Gender in the Media: A Content Analysis of Advertisements in Two Mainstream Black Magazines" Journal of Black Studies

"The Recession Has Devastated Black Magazines" The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

"Begin Drafting Your Article Edits" Assignment- 2/28/17

What the current form of the article is missing:

"Style" section- as seen in "Time (magazine)" entry "Special editions" section- as seen in "Time (magazine)" entry "Staff" section- as seen in "Time (magazine)" entry; only editors are listed in "Essence (magazine)" entry Discussion of connection to Playboy Discussion of decision-making processes and the role of black women Discussion of race relations in the office Notes for improvement:

Add detail about white ownership Add more information about current, updated state of circulation and business Develop "Contents" section- include information about the magazine's biggest, most impactful covers, stories, and efforts Develop "Awards" section- add winners of Black Women/Men in Hollywood awards Develop "Activism" section- add more recent information about what the magazine is currently doing Develop "History" section- include important highlights of the magazine's history Add more external and related links to other entries about African American media Add more media- pictures, videos, charts, and graphs of featured celebrities and figures and important facts and trendsYaa Harpo (talk) 22:35, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Listed above are some ways I am thinking about contributing to the "Essence (magazine)" article, both textually and graphically. What do you think about these plans?Yaa Harpo (talk) 22:37, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What are some reliable sources I can turn to for valuable information on the topic?Yaa Harpo (talk) 22:38, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What sections of the article need the most work?Yaa Harpo (talk) 22:39, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Are there sections that should be added or deleted?Yaa Harpo (talk) 22:40, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Should the article be restructured or reorganized in any way?Yaa Harpo (talk) 22:42, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Adding to my source list, I will also be using information from the book Split Image.

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The founders of the magazine should be in the lead section hyperlink the founders name within the wikipedia article to allow readers to read more about the history of essence expand on the impact black and white male patriarchy had on Essence I think you should create a separate section about the cover history of Essence and how Essence’s covers have become influential to African Americans and America

Question: How did the Essence expand from a publication to producing it’s own festival?

Essence’s activism shouldn’t all be one paragraph Expand on each act of activism within separate paragraphs (ex: “Take Back the Music” and Young Women’s Leadership Conference)

Naomi Forbes (talk) 03:40, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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I would definitely agree with the comments stated above about adding to the magazine's history. Maybe depute this generations acknowledgement Essence served to generations past as an outlet for the African American opinion/style/events. Allowing one to see through the history of its creation and publications what it did for the culture. -Having African American's on the cover more often than the usual mainstream magazine -Articles written by Blacks for Blacks -The magazine has done a great job at being a time capsule of black history from Prince to Barack & Michelle Obama. The page as it stands gives a glimpse into an endless amount of information and acknowledgement that is to be told. I'm sure that you have kept all of this in mind.

Also keeping in mind that the creators were men...many don't know that. How did this come about. How has the company change over the years business wise? Just things that i am interested in getting more information on that you could probably add. IndieAnna (talk) 04:44, 21 March 2017 (UTC)IndieAnnaIndieAnna (talk) 04:44, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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I would take out the award section. When pages include award sections it usually highlights the accomplishments of the topic. The award section on this page indicates the awards given out at the Essence festival not the accomplishments of Essence magazine. This page does a great job speaking through a neutral voice. Neutrality is the main premise of wikipedia. I think the article is broken down into appropriate secitios and sub-sections. However, I do believe there is room to indicuate other publication competitiors (publications that are built around the same theme as Essence. A disccussion of its pilllars and how they connect with or influence how the black community is discussed. Violet Rose (talk) 13:25, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you all so much for your feedback! Here are the changes I plan to start applying: Develop history and contents, edit wordiness, include founders in lead and hyperlink names, expand on black and white male patriarchy, add cover history section, answer- how did Essence expand to holding its own festival?, discuss one act of activism per paragraph, discuss male creators and how the magazine's business has changed over time, remove award section, add competitors, add pillars and how they affect the discussion of the black community. Yaa Harpo (talk) 05:30, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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An article publish in 2017 in Essence magazine mistakenly says Anita Hill accused Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual assault. [1] Anita Hill did not accuse Clarence Thomas of sexual assault, she accused him of harassment. Please, this calls for serious fact checking of Essence magazines editorial oversight. Thank you. Nobs01 (talk) 01:30, 1 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]