This is an archive article published on June 12, 2020

‘We made mistakes,’ says Anna Wintour on racial discrimination at Vogue

Ever since the 'Black lives matters' protests is on, a lot of brands have been called out and made to look bad at their racist practises.

3 min readNew DelhiJun 12, 2020 02:10 PM IST First published on: Jun 12, 2020 at 02:10 PM IST

The editor-in-chief of US Vogue, sent out an e-mail to her fellow employees, apologising for her racist behaviour. (Source: theannawintour/Instagram)

The United States of America is facing one of its biggest civil rights movements after Geoge Floyd’s tragic death at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis. The narrative is questioning casual racism ever since the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests began, several brands too have been called out in this regard.

According to reports in The Guardian, Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of US Vogue, sent out an e-mail to her fellow employees, apologising for any inadvertent instances of racism. “I want to say plainly that I know Vogue has not found enough ways to elevate and give space to black editors, writers, photographers, designers and other creators. We have made mistakes too, publishing images or stories that have been hurtful or intolerant. I take full responsibility for those mistakes,” it read.