For years, the internet has blamed Tyra Banks for everything that went wrong on America’s Next Top Model.

But what if we’re aiming at the wrong target?

This isn’t a nostalgia piece.
This isn’t blind defense.
This is a structural breakdown.

In this episode of Anatomy of Power, we examine:

Whether it was actually Tyra’s job to guarantee contestants’ long-term careers

The difference between moral outrage and structural incentives

What leadership looks like inside broken systems

The realities of the fashion industry — especially for Black models

The cost of being a disruptor who still has to survive the machine

Tyra Banks did not create the fashion industry.
She navigated it.
She televised it.
And at times, she had to protect her platform in order to protect her position.

So the real question is:
Does a leader owe you success — or opportunity?

This is bigger than Tyra.

This is about power.

🔥 WHAT IS ANATOMY OF POWER?

Anatomy of Power is a series that examines how power is built, negotiated, maintained, and enforced — across media, corporations, culture, and nation-states.

We don’t just react to culture.
We dissect the structures behind it.

👤 WHO IS KENIM OBA?

Kenim Oba is a Pan-African strategist and media analyst who examines global power structures through a structural lens — not emotional reaction, but incentive analysis.

This channel explores:

Media power

Economic power

Political power

Black leadership inside global systems

Because understanding power is the first step to building it.