I'm listening to some of the best intellectuals we have in Black culture make their cases for why Essence magazine has done a bad thing. I'm reading women and men screaming out about this injustice of our beloved magazine hiring a white woman as the Fashion Director. Normally, you would see me ready to go to battle over any injustice, any issue where I can see that one group will be held down, held back from being able to actively participate equal at the table. I'm not ready for battle. Black's only? Is the issue simply around her being white or do we know more about her qualifications for being a fashion editor? I understand the disappointment and anger about this but I'm concerned that we've solely wrapped this commentary around her whiteness and not included any discussion about work history and qualifications. Admittedly, I haven't stayed up on this particular issue with Essence other than the immediate responses given once the word got out...
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