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ADCOLOR Announces 2020 Nominees, Honorees and FUTURES
By ADCOLOR July 28, 2020 | ADCOLOR, Conference, Honorees, News, NomineesRegistration for the virtual event, ADCOLOR Everywhere, will go live August 12th NEW YORK, July 28, 2020 — ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, today announced the nominees and honorees for the 14th Annual ADCOLOR Awards. Since 2007, the ADCOLOR Awards have highlighted and […]

ADCOLOR brings the 2020 experience online due to global COVID-19 pandemic NEW YORK, May 28, 2020 — ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, today announced ADCOLOR 2020 will be going virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. This includes the ADCOLOR Conference, ADCOLOR […]

Author: Wadnes Castelly (ADCOLOR Content Team) Client Solutions Partner, Spotify James Baldwin once said, “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost all of the time — and in one’s work.” Baldwin said these words decades ago but the impact still rings […]

By Simeon Coker, Creative Social Entrepreneur (ADCOLOR Contributing Writer) There’s more that Black people can say and do to ensure Black lives matter. But we shouldn’t have to–especially not at this moment in time. Allies, read the room. Black people need a break. My friends need a break. I need a break. And […]

Author: Julian Castillo Angela Davis once said, “I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I’m changing the things I cannot accept.” And for as long as can be remembered, Black people have had to accept that our industries are not their allies. That is not something that changes overnight. Decades of […]

ADCOLOR Inside: Heavy is the Crown: The State of Women of Color in the Workplace
By ADCOLOR April 20, 2020 | ADCOLOR, Conference, UncategorizedBy: Kendra Croft Yesterday ADCOLOR Inside launched with a powerful panel led by six amazing women of color speaking their truth and dropping some valuable gems to help lighten the load. Archana Gilravi, of the Sheryl Sandberg and Dave Goldberg Foundation, opened the panel by priming the audience with data and statistics that […]

Introducing, ADCOLOR Inside: A Lunch and Learn Series Every Thursday at 1:30 PM ET In the advent of staying inside the confines of our home, ADCOLOR is launching ADCOLOR Inside, a video series that gives people an inside look into some of the panel discussions from last year’s conference. Viewers will have the chance […]

ADCOLOR 2020 Heads to Atlanta to Celebrate Diversity Across Creative Industries
By ADCOLOR March 10, 2020 | ADCOLOR, Conference, Honorees, News, NomineesNominations for the 14th Annual ADCOLOR Awards open on March 16th, 2020 Presented by Facebook, Google|YouTube and Omnicom Group NEW YORK, NY (March 10, 2020) – ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, today announced ADCOLOR 2020 will be hosted, for the first time, […]

By The ADCOLOR Content Team ——— As marginalized groups continue mobilizing to have their truths and stories told, the importance of allyship has emerged as a regular subject in inclusion discussions. To expound on this important conversation, ADCOLOR and Jason Rosario (Founder, The Lives of Men) explored male allyship by asking the fundamental question—How can […]

By Akintayo Adewole, photographer and cinematographer ——— “Taking a stand” isn’t a new idea or a foreign concept. It’s a choice; an important choice that often few choose to make, usually out of ignorance, fear or indifference… but when we stand up for what we know is right, it helps others find the courage to […]
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