Racism

The BoF Podcast: Activist DeRay Mckesson on 'Sharing the Cognitive Burden' of Social Issues

8 April 2019 • By BoF Team

8 April 2019 • By BoF Team

Speaking at BoF VOICES, the activist and author unpacks his 'five big ideas' on how to redefine and dismantle the realities of social injustice.

The BoF Podcast: Activist DeRay Mckesson on 'Sharing the Cognitive Burden' of Social Issues

Speaking at BoF VOICES, the activist and author unpacks his 'five big ideas' on how to redefine and dismantle the realities of social injustice.

News & Analysis

Prada Mounts Diversity Council as Brands Face Blackface Backlash

13 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

13 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

African-American artists Theaster Gates and Ava DuVernay will chair a group created to 'elevate voices of colour' and advise on diversity issues.

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Prada Mounts Diversity Council as Brands Face Blackface Backlash

African-American artists Theaster Gates and Ava DuVernay will chair a group created to 'elevate voices of colour' and advise on diversity issues.

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Gucci Pulls Sweater Slammed for Resembling Blackface Imagery

7 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

7 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

The Italian luxury label apologised for selling the $890 black turtleneck, whose extra-high collar features a pair of exaggerated red lips around an opening for the wearer’s mouth.

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Gucci Pulls Sweater Slammed for Resembling Blackface Imagery

The Italian luxury label apologised for selling the $890 black turtleneck, whose extra-high collar features a pair of exaggerated red lips around an opening for the wearer’s mouth.

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Prada Will Stop Selling $550 Monkey Figure Decried as Racist

14 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

This marks the latest instance of a fashion house using imagery that’s at best tone-deaf, at worst, racist and exploitative.

News & Analysis

Prada Will Stop Selling $550 Monkey Figure Decried as Racist

This marks the latest instance of a fashion house using imagery that’s at best tone-deaf, at worst, racist and exploitative.

Dismantling the Legacy of Racism in America: DeRay Mckesson

29 November 2018 • By Chantal Fernandez

Dismantling the Legacy of Racism in America: DeRay Mckesson

The activist and author outlined a new way to organise people against discrimination, one that acknowledges the many issues and systems that work together to thwart equality.