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Sheena Butler-Young

Deputy Editor

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Sheena Butler-Young is the deputy editor at FN. In addition to breaking some of the industry’s biggest business stories — including the Payless bankruptcy — she interviews top fashion executives, designers and celebrities, including Katy Perry, Christian Louboutin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Steve Madden, Isaac Mizrahi and Kevin Plank

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The Story Behind Nike’s Sneaker Collab With Harlem’s Fashion Row Is a Powerful Corporate Lesson In Not Allowing Discomfort to Stop Meaningful Change

At the HFR Summit, two Nike executives sat down with HFR founder and CEO Brandice Daniel to discuss how the…

Former Nike Manager Charged in Million-Dollar Plot to Defraud the Swoosh

Errol Andam, a former marketing manager at Nike, was charged with wire fraud, money laundering and making…

Birkenstock Isn’t Having a Moment, It’s Building the Nike of the Comfort Market

They've got something in common — and it's bigger than shoes.

Nike Says It Will Not Support Lawmakers Who Voted to Decertify Presidential Election Results

Nike is adding its name to the growing list of large corporations drawing a line in the sand amid national…

FNAA Honorees Aurora James, D’Wayne Edwards and James Whitner Gave Fashion Its Running Start on Racial Equality — Why We Can’t Give Up Now

When it comes to issues of racial injustice, 2020 — for better or worse — marked the year of powerful…

Aurora James and Kerby Jean-Raymond Are the Adults in the Room — Why the Fashion Industry Needs to Sit Up and Listen

The pair appeared this evening at the first-ever virtual FN Achievement Awards.

FNAA Person of the Year Aurora James Is Fashion’s Vitamin Supplement — Why It Needs Her Bold, Brilliant Energy Daily

"Lots of people sit around and speculate about what the move is. I've made many moves while everyone was…

Women Are Quitting Their Jobs at Dramatic Levels Because of COVID-19 — And Companies Are Failing to Fix It

Pandemic-borne problems need to be attacked with unique solutions — not the same policies of yesteryear.

Adidas Is Taking These New Steps to Address Its Race Issues — And How Beyoncé Is Playing a Role

Adidas says it's doing the work to create lasting change across an organization (and world) that has had its…

‘Black at Nike’ Is Proof Corporate Diversity Initiatives Don’t Fix Racism

People and organizations don't exist for years in a country whose history is rich in racism and oppression of…

How Adidas Became the Shoe Industry’s Unwitting Racial Equality Case Study

Inside the brand's racial equality reckoning.

Exclusive: Under Pressure, Adidas Ups the Ante on Racial Disparity Issues — Will Donate $120 Million to Black Communities

The news came at a company meeting today.

After Weeks of Turmoil, How Adidas’ CEO Says the Company Will Address Racial Injustice Now

CEO Kasper Rorsted told employees that the brand's leadership has agreed to take three immediate actions.

UPDATED Uprising at Adidas: Black Employees Form a Coalition to Pressure Top Management For Change

The group delivered to Adidas North America management, including president Zion Armstrong, a 32-page deck…

Black People Are Not OK: Why Adidas Retweeting Nike Is Long Overdue

This is bigger than sneakers.