Days after releasing a statement, Essence magazine Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt Murray is continuing to defend her decision to hire Elliana Placas, a white woman, as the publication’s new fashion director. In an opinion piece for The Grio, Burt Murray claims that the magazine’s “commitment to black women remains unchanged.” She added: “When we run pieces […]
From Blackvoices.com: Essence editor-in-chief Angela Burt-Murray told Black Voices in a written statement that Ellianna Placas, a former fashion editor at O: Home and Us Weekly, is just part of Essence’s growing fashion team. “I understand that this issue has struck an emotional chord with our audience,” said Burt-Murray, “however I selected Ellianna, who has […]
NewsOne is reporting that magazine Essence is set to formally hire Elliana Placas, a former staff member of O! Magazine and US Weekly. The company that owns Essence, Time Warner, is reportedly behind the move to hire Placas as Fashion Director. It is obviously too soon to know what backlash the magazine might suffer as […]
Yesterday, just days before the Oscars, ESSENCE magazine honored the best and brightest of Black Women in Hollywood. They asked the ladies to come together to celebrate the legendary achievements of some of the greatest American actresses of our times. They honored: Hollywood royalty Cicely Tyson with the Legend Award Break-out star Gabourey Sidibe with […]
