Monday, June 19, 2023

16292: Juxtaposing Juneteenth & Adland.

 

The National CARES Mentoring Movement celebrates Juneteenth with the message depicted above, which arguably offers parallels to the historical DE&I struggles in Adland.

 

That is, word of the Emancipation Proclamation didn’t reach African Americans in Texas until two and a half years after its signing. To comparatively examine the advertising industry, Blacks have heard that equality awaits—yet still wait far too many years to experience fair opportunities in the field.

 

In Adland, justice is not only delayed—it’s deliberately delegated, deferred, diverted, dodged, and denied.

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