KERRY WASHINGTON – COVER
NEW YORK (AP) _ Kerry Washington says she’s thrilled to be on the cover of InStyle magazine. But some of the people who saw the image weren’t so thrilled _ and the magazine is apologizing for the way it handled the photo. Washington posted an image on Instagram and Twitter _ and in the photo, her skin appears much lighter than it does in real life. Some of those who saw the cover were upset, one asking point-blank: “Why is she white in this picture?” In a statement yesterday, InStyle says it got complaints too. The magazine says it didn’t digitally lighten Washington’s skin tone _ and says the cover lighting was the problem.
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
