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Listen in as KC and the family discuss the recent Essence magazine column regarding the use of racial slurs as pillow talk in an interracial relationship. Podcast guests include Chris Lehman, Toria Williams, Malcolm Darrell, John Wood, Arian White, and Merc80!
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KC and the BI family discuss the hiring of Essence Magazine’s new Fashion Director, Elliana Placas. Guest commentators for this show are BI contributors, Je Lewis and Shaina Michelle with special guest Tash Moseley, talent manager and film producer.
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Essence magazine – the 40-year old publication dedicated to celebrating the beauty of Black women – has just hired it’s first White fashion director. This news, which first hit the public from a tweet posted by cultural critic Michaela angela Davis, is causing a strong reaction from staff members and loyal readers of the publication. Essence has yet to make the formal public annoucement. According to media site, Media Bistro, the new director is Ellianna Placas, formerly of O: The Oprah Magazine and US Weekly. It is speculated that since Time Warner now owns the publication, the powers that be might have had a hand in this hiring decision. Click here to read more about the public’s response to this news.
What do you think? Can a White fashion director continue the legacy that was started and directed by women of color for the last 40 years? Or has Essence made a drastic mistake?
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UPDATE: Essence Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray responds to the reaction of hiring a White fashion director.