British Vogue editor Edward Enninful says despite his position he was racially profiled by a workplace security guard. Enniful became the publication’s first Black editor in 2017 went on social media to tell the story of how he was denied access into Vogue House in Mayfair. The security guard didn’t recognize Enninful and informed him to use a loading dock at the back of the building to enter instead.
“Today I was racially profiled by a security guard whilst entering my work place,” Enninful wrote in an Instagram post. “As I entered, I was instructed to use the loading bay. Just because our timelines and weekends are returning to normal, we cannot let the world return to how it was. Change needs to happen now.”
In the caption of his post, Enninful said the security guard was quickly terminated by Condé Nast, Vogue’s owners, and he blasted the guard for racist behavior.
“Condé Nast moved quickly to dismiss the security guard, but it just goes to show that sometimes it doesn’t matter what you’ve achieved in the course of your life: the first thing that some people will judge you on is the colour of your skin,” he stated.
CNN reported the security guard was employed by a third-party contractor, and not by Vogue. The guard has since been “placed under investigation by their employer.”
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