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After Essence announced the hire of a white fashion director, a group of vocal opponents surfaced and broadcast their concern on Facebook, Twitter, and many other places around the Internet. The magazine’s editor, Angela Burt-Murray, penned an opinion piece addressing the issue head-on for the Grio. She explains that she hired Ellianna Pracas, who has worked at O: The Oprah Magazine and Us Weekly, because she was impressed by the work she’s done running the fashion department as a freelancer over the past six months. Continue reading →