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Beauty Manufacturers on How Diverse Their Workforces Are
As of Tuesday afternoon, 12 companies of Beauty Inc's Top 100 beauty manufacturers participated in the Pull…
Historically White Beauty Industry Promises to Diversify Workforce
The disproportionately white beauty industry is actively looking to hire more Black employees. For some, it's…
K-Swiss Launches Programs and Podcast for Black Creatives in L.A.
The footwear brand begins on June 12 its Black Voices podcast and details programs to empower and mentor…
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Target Chief Promises to Improve Diversity, Reopen Damaged Stores
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Brands, Here’s Why Your Efforts on Race Are Falling Flat
So what, then, should you do? Try harder. Try more often.
Estée Lauder Says It Will Hire More Black Employees Over Next Five Years
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Zimmermann Responds to Allegations of Racial Discrimination
The brand's workplace culture came under scrutiny after it responded to the Black Lives Matter protests on…
Voices of Fashion’s Black Creatives on the Work to Be Done, Part 3
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Palace Pledges $1 Million Donations to Fight Racism, Police Brutality
A part of the donation will first go to the Black Lives Matter movement and London's Stephen Lawrence…
Voices of Fashion’s Black Creatives on the Work to Be Done, Part 2
Part two in an ongoing dialogue with the industry's black creatives on changes that need to be made.
From Protests to Progress, the Next Step in Diversity
The raw nerve touched by the death of George Floyd needs to shock fashion into action to take on racism…