OWN By Shelby Stewart ·Updated August 25, 2023
Last week on Time Of Essence, we reflected on the inception of what ESSENCE was in the 1970s. The 1980s, however, heralded a new era. There was a surge of Black women graduating from college and taking on the role of breadwinners, characterized by large hairstyles, door-knocker earrings, and neon outfits. It was a new era where Black women were