Newly appointed Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Alexi McCammond has stepped down amid public backlash stemming from years-old racist tweets. As a young woman of color, that’s part of the reason I was so excited to lead the Teen Vogue team in its next chapter. Here is my statement about why - pic.twitter.com/YmnHVtZSce — Alexi McCammond (@alexi) March 18, 2021McCammond, an MSNBC contributor and former Axios employee, said she shouldn’t have tweeted what she did and has “taken full responsibility” for those remarks. I want to be fully transparent with you about our decision-making process regarding her appointment,” Duncan said, before explaining her racist tweets and her subsequent acknowledgment of and apology for those tweets. We were dedicated to making her successful in this role and spent time working with her, our company leadership and the Teen Vogue team to find the best path forward,” he wrote.

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2021 19:18 UTC