Former Essence EIC Starts Web Mag ‘Cocoa Fab’ for Women of Color

Former Essence editor-in-chief Angela Burt Murray and her partner Shelly Jones Jennings have launched CocoaFab.com for women of color.

*Essence has seen the reigns of power change from hand to hand to hand ever since Susan Taylor gave up the helm.

But, with the change of power comes a change of vision, thus the internal turbulence that we’ve seen at Essence that affects the readers.

But former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Angela Burt-Murray, has carved out a part of the web for her “CocoaFab.com” site where women of color can see news from their perspective, according to Calming Corners.

The site “covers everything from pop culture, celebrity news, style, and beauty.” The site also boasts CocoaTV where news and helpful information is provided via video.

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