Here Comes the Future: Black Women and Early Digital Culture in Essence
Published online on January 22, 2026
Abstract
Television & New Media, Ahead of Print.
This article evaluates the articles and columns that covered the emergence of computers and other personal electronics in the Black women’s magazineEssenceduring the 1980s and early 1990s. Through a close reading of how habits and time management were ...
This article evaluates the articles and columns that covered the emergence of computers and other personal electronics in the Black women’s magazineEssenceduring the 1980s and early 1990s. Through a close reading of how habits and time management were ...