{"id":55418,"date":"2023-06-14T16:56:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=55418"},"modified":"2023-06-14T16:56:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:56:49","slug":"essence-magazine-series-time-of-essence-debuts-friday-august-18-9-pm-et-pt-on-own-oprah-winfrey-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/14\/essence-magazine-series-time-of-essence-debuts-friday-august-18-9-pm-et-pt-on-own-oprah-winfrey-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Essence Magazine Series &#8220;Time of Essence&#8221; Debuts Friday, August 18 @ 9 PM ET\/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55419\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Essence.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Essence.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Essence-300x203.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network reveals that its anticipated new original documentary series, &#8220;<strong><em>Time of Essence<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; will debut on Friday, August 18 @ 9 PM ET\/PT. The five-part, one-hour series is a celebration of the trailblazing magazine that reaches a global community of over 20 million Black women and has revealed some of the most captivating and influential covers of the past half-century.<\/p>\n<p>OWN also reveals more names of the thought leaders, celebrities and culture defining influencers who will be featured in the series &#8211; Golden Globe\u00ae winning actress Taraji P. 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