LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Bonjour Les Amis! Happy New Year, LRM Family! Nine months ago, we set out to establish a meaningful platform to shed light upon the talents of minorities in design. Remarkably, our efforts were met with a sincere warmth from our constituents and excitement within the community in which we are striving to serve. We are extremely humbled by the letters we have received urging us to continue bringing forth new and exciting people, places and things that is relevant to people of color. Do not get me wrong, we do not wish to alienate or ostracize anyone. Please understand that is not our agenda. The sole purpose of our existence is to promote diversity within the design industry as means to educate the world that there is beauty in multiplicity, in spite of our consistent exclusion from mainstream design media. We are here, we are talented and we are here to stay.
So let me the first to welcome you to “The Year of Self-Empowerment”. As an effort to facilitate selfempowerment among our readership we will be offering free advertising throughout 2012 to prominent and emerging designers of color to help build brand awareness as a means to build their respective businesses. All we ask is that you pass the word and give us feedback on how we can better serve your needs moving forward. In fact, if you notice an editorial or ad referencing your brand please consider it as an act of flattery and a nod to your “creative genius”. However, if you do not like flattery, by all means, please let us know and we will happily oblige you. Shalom Y’all… Tameka Pierre-Louis, Allied Member ASID Editor-In-Chief of Le Rapport Minoritaire Magazine