Susan L. Taylor

CTL-E-3753 · Person · journalist · 1981–2008

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Editor-in-chief of Essence magazine 1981–2008 (editorial director until 2008); monthly readership surpassed five million under her leadership; her editor's letter 'In The Spirit' was a signature of the magazine.

The record

Also known as: Susan Taylor

Notes

RELP85 new supporting entity; identity re-check: no duplicate in graph.

Relationships

Essence — affiliated with
Susan L. Taylor became Essence editor-in-chief in 1981 and served as editorial director until 2008; monthly readership surpassed five million under her leadership.

Sources

Essence.com - The Original Visionaries (55th anniversary) (primary source)
Black Enterprise - Ed Lewis, Clarence Smith, Susan Taylor media powerhouse

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