The thing the magazine tries to espouse is the independent power and spirit of African Americans and the African American aesthetic. Savoy, which debuted in February, grew out of the Washington-based Emerge magazine, which Clinkscales acquired last year and then promptly killed.
Savoy specializes in soft lifestyle features and profiles of black celebrities.
Its political coverage is relentlessly evenhanded, with pieces by conservative Armstrong Williams as well as leftist Jill Nelson. Recent politics have taught people of color that you've got to have some sense of balance. In the last Savoy, we had a story on the new Republicans. These people are proud African Americans, and they are not bad people because they are Republicans. They represent a point of view, and I'm glad they're there.