Okay, so, as you've probably read at some point somewhere today, Essence magazine hired a white fashion director.
Some black people in the industry--and surely some outside of it--are really pissed.
Essence, for those living under a 1960s-style rock, is a lifestyle magazine geared towards black people. Naysayers are angry because:
A. This white person--her name is Ellianna Placas--is filling up one of the few spots in the publishing industry designed specifically for a black person.
B. How will a white person understand modern black style?
