Angela Burt-Murray

A couple of days after the announcement broke that Essence, the black woman’s ultimate lifestyle magazine, would be hiring a White Fashion director, criticism for Essence lovers and supporters sparked. Many claimed that hiring a non-black fashion editor goes against what Essence stands for . Because the criticism has yet to die down, Essence Editor-In-Chief Angela Burt-Murray addresses the issue of the publication’s new White fashion director. Burt-Murray tells Black Voices in a written...Read Full Story

Essence, the fashion and lifestyle bible for today's black woman, just named Constance C.R. White (pictured) as their new editor-in-chief. White was hired just four months after the magazine's powers-that-be allegedly gave their former chief the old heave-ho amid much controversy surrounding a hire. Share Tweet White, whose editorial background spans top fashion spots at magazines such as Elle and Talk is, taking the reins from Sheryl Tucker, who was asked to temporarily hold-down the...Read Full Story

Angela Burt-Murray editor-in-chief of Essence magazine exited stage left today, resigning from her post after a five-year-run. Apparently, Burt-Murray summoned her editors late this afternoon and made the big announcement that she was moving to Atlanta with her family. Insiders say Burt-Murray had actually laid the groundwork for her resignation last July and wanted to keep it under wraps. At the time that Burt-Murray began her resignation process, the magazine was being burned at the stake...Read Full Story

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