Essence: 25 Years Celebrating Black Women

American Visions, Oct-Nov, 1995 by Sharon E. Wilkins

25 Years Celebrating Black Women edited by Patricia M. Hinds with an introduction by Susan L. Taylor (Abrams. 1995. $ 35.00) - Sometimes you need to be reminded of your blessings. Maya Angelou's foreword to this book reminds us what a privilege it is to be black women. Essence: 25 Years Celebrating Black Women highlights diversity, beauty, strength, talent and courage, revealing the black woman in all of her sophistication and elegance.

Each photo testifies to her enormous achievements.