Amy DuBois Barnett On ‘If I Ruled The World,’ And Why Black Women Deserve Pleasure

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By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated January 30, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Amy DuBois Barnett is not afraid of a challenge. The Brown and Columbia University graduate has led editorial teams at Ebony, Honey and Teen People (where she became the first Black woman to run a major mainstream magazine in the country). She was also the deputy editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar. Barnett was a senior vice president and general manager

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