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Retailers Pledged Action on Diversity. Delivery Is Proving More Elusive.
Public pressure, especially from the 15 Percent Pledge, pushed many US-focused businesses to disclose information and promise progress, but the industry is still largely in a planning and promises stage.
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Activists Pushed Retailers to Back Black-Owned Brands. Here’s How Nordstrom Responded.
The American department store aims to sell $500 million worth of products from Black and Latino brands and diversify its management. Executives tell BoF how they plan to stay on track.
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The BoF Podcast: Activist DeRay Mckesson on the Realities of Social Injustice
The Black Lives Matter activist recently launched 8CantWait, a new campaign aimed at reducing police violence.
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Video | June Sarpong and DeRay McKesson on Race and Inequality in Fashion
It's not enough to just put more black models on magazine covers, says McKesson. Diversity is also good for fashion firms' bottom lines, adds Sarpong.