FIT Authors Talk: Prof Emil Wilbekin
Gladys Marcus Library
About
- Title
- FIT Authors Talk: Prof Emil Wilbekin
- Date
- 2024-09-25
- Description
- Join us as FIT Professor Emil Wilbekin talks about his notable career in fashion and journalism and beyond!
- Emil Wilbekin is an American journalist, media executive, content creator, culture critic, and human rights activist. He has written for a number of publications, including People, the Associated Press, and The New York Times. He was a founding editor of Vibe magazine and eventually named editor-in-chief.
- In 2004, Wilbekin was hired as vice president of brand development for Marc Ecko Enterprises and became a contributor and editorial board member of Complex magazine. In 2012 he was then appointed as editor-at-large of Essence magazine until 2014.
- Wilbekin is the founder of Native Son, an organization dedicated to empowering and lifting up Black gay men through positive representation and business opportunities.
- Moderated by Monica Williamson.
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- In Copyright
- This video was produced by the Fashion Institute of Technology ("FIT") and is the property of FIT. FIT expressly prohibits the copying, displaying, or uploading to a website of any portion of this video, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in the copyright laws, without express written permission from FIT. This video has been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for content in this video and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: aod_001070
Citation
Fashion Institute of Technology. (2024, September 25). FIT Authors Talk: Prof Emil Wilbekin [Video]. Archive on Demand. https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/398667
Fashion Institute of Technology. "FIT Authors Talk: Prof Emil Wilbekin." Archive on Demand, 25 Sep. 2024, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/398667
Fashion Institute of Technology, "FIT Authors Talk: Prof Emil Wilbekin," Archive on Demand, September 25, 2024, video, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/398667