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Op-Ed | What It's Like Being a Black Fashion Intern

As Black interns at a high fashion magazine, we were largely confined to the fashion closet and denied opportunities for advancement enjoyed by others. It’s time for change, write Jasmine Burgos, Abigail Cherubin and Christopher Akintonde.
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  • Jasmine Burgos,
  • Abigail Cherubin,
  • Christopher Akintonde

F.U.B.U. by Solange played in the background of the fashion closet while we unpacked garment bags of ready-to-wear for the next day’s photoshoot. Beyond the samples, we also unpacked cultural phenomena ranging from blackfishing on Instagram to Barry Jenkins’ stunning portrayal of Black love in Moonlight. Inside of the fashion closet, we cultivated a sacred space where we felt safe, bonded together not only by our blackness, but by our visions of what the fashion industry could be.

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