Media & Press

By Janet Edwards—July 5, 2023 Talking about racism in interracial groups is difficult and uncomfortable and people sometimes go to great lengths to avoid the topic. But having such conversations is the only way to create more equitable, diverse, and inclusive spaces,...

The following is a letter to the editor submitted to the New York Times by Andrea Johnson, our senior advisor and professional development coordinator. To the Editor: Re “Starbucks Will Close 8,000 Stores for Training” (news article, April 18): I would like to applaud...

In honor of Black History Month and as part of its efforts to continue driving racial equity forward, Foley Hoag LLP, an internationally recognized law firm with offices in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Denver and Paris, held the inaugural Black Attorneys...

By Michelle Bulin and Julia A. Maciejak—Dec. 1, 2022 Racial justice advocates shared methods to spearhead racial equity and bolster institutional change in a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Wednesday. The forum, the last of the fall semester, was part of a...

Aug. 17, 2022 It’s been two years since Black Lives Matter protesters took to the streets of Washington demanding an overhaul of the criminal justice system and pushing for racial equity. Watch on YouTube.

Aug. 17, 2022 It can be awkward, confronting for white people, and for people of colour, it can be traumatic. There's also the risk of retreating back into our corners, or shutting the whole conversation down. Glenn Singleton is an African-American author and...

By Janice Gassam Asare—Sept. 3, 2021 Following the killing of George Floyd, collective guilt prompted corporate leaders to pledge millions of dollars to various racial justice causes. Over a year later and corporate wallets are still open with an estimated $50 billion...

For more than 30 years, Glenn Singleton has been helping companies begin a dialogue around race and confront deeply entrenched habits and thought processes. He has worked with ad agencies across the U.S., as well as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the Bill &...

Ad Age recently announced the finalists for its 2021 Creativity Awards, which recognize excellent work, outstanding people, creative companies and exceptional production in marketing, advertising and tech. The Courageous Conversation Global Foundation's "Not A Gun"...

By Daniel Bergner—July 15, 2020 In early June, Robin DiAngelo addressed 184 Democratic members of Congress who had gathered, by conference call, for what the party leadership had named a “Democratic Caucus family discussion on race.” It was 10 days after a Minneapolis...

By Adweek Staff—April 16, 2020 Adweek continued to establish our commitment to diversity, inclusion, equality and equity earlier this year with the hiring of Mary Emily O’Hara, our first reporter dedicated to the topic. Over the past several months, we have published...

By Adweek Staff—April 5, 2020 Marketing both reflects and perpetuates how people think about each other and the world around them—which is why it’s so important that the people shaping those messages are truly representative of the audiences they serve. For the second...