Questlove Reacts to Okayplayer/OkayAfrica CEO & Publisher Exit: 'This Was Long Overdue'

25.06.2020 - 03:05

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Questlove, who co-founded Okayplayer in 1987 before it became an indie music news site, addressed the resignation of Okayplayer and sister site OkayAfrica's CEO and publisher Abiola Oke today (June 24) amid toxic workplace allegations from Black female employees.

Over the past few days, several former and current Okayplayer and OkayAfrica employees came forward on social media with their horrible experiences in both newsrooms.

Seven Black women synthesized these anecdotes in a letter tweeted out yesterday (June 23) that called for Oke's removal due to the "lack of support and resources, below market salaries, inadequate leadership, targeting and sabotage, slander, verbal abuse, inappropriate behavior, gaslighting, lack of empathy,

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