NEW: Harper's Bazaar names its first black editor-in-chief in the magazine's 153-year history.
as the first black editor of Vogue U.K. in its 100 year history while in the same year, Vanity Fair appointed Radhika Jones, who has an Indian mother, to lead the publication.
In a video recorded for her Instagram feed, Nasr noted her background, saying her father is Lebanese and her mother is from Trinidad. She said her worldview is that “representation matters.” “To all the protestors, community organizers, activists and those currently fighting to be safe, to be seen and heard through our own narratives — I see you, I thank you and I hope we can join forces to amplify the message of equality because black lives matter.”
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