Constance White Editor of Essence Magazine -- Whoohoo!

My friend and colleague, Constance White, is the new editor of Essence magazine. This is fantastic news. I've known White, former director of fashion at eBay and New York Times fashion reporter, for years as I've often had the pleasure of sitting next to her during the New York Fashion Week collections.  I've even quoted her in several stories including the most recent Fashion Week wrap up, Frumpy Is The New Funky.

Not only is White a wealth of knowledge on fashion, she's open minded - she could see both sides of the argument when it came to hiring a white fashion editor at Essence -  and understands all of the complexities that goes in to African American womanhood. Under White's helm, I'm sure that Essence will move black women beyond the stereotypes, but to our millennium reality when it comes to fashion, food and faith.  I may even restart my subscription.