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Essence 2.0: Can the Magazine Find Its Digital Voice?
Britt Julious, writing at WBEZ91.5, explains her own disconnect with Essence magazine and how she thinks it could appeal to a younger audience: by bringing its brand of storytelling online. When I think of the appeal of print, I think of packaged storytelling. The value in this form is the tangibleness of the magazine itself.…
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A Black Woman's Experience in the Makeup Aisle
African-American women spend more money on makeup than their white counterparts, yet writer Britt Julious, in a piece at WBEZ91.5, finds that black women’s attempts to put on “a new face” are rarely recognized by white people. She also laments how few options there are for her — still — at the beauty counter as…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
