Social secretary DesireeRogers bailed in early 2010 and eventually landed a gig as CEO of Johnson Publishing Company, publishers of Ebony and Jet magazines.
Two black advisers, Valerie Jarrett and DesireeRogers, argued that, on the contrary, having an educated, attractive African-American First Lady on the cover of Vogue could be a source of inspiration, and counteract a plenitude of negative images.