Constance White

A spokesperson has confirmed to us that Constance White, editor in chief of Essence since March 2011, is leaving the magazine. The reason is so far unknown, but White's tenure at Essence was not entirely controversy-free.

When Essence--a magazine that targets black women--hired Ellianna Placas--a white woman--back in the summer of 2010 to be its fashion director, people

This Thursday, BET is taking on the subject we've all been talking, thinking, and writing about for a while. In a half hour special, Fashion Blackout,