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 […]

by Brandon Lee Heard, 2018 ADCOLOR Future Alumnus, Strategist at R/GA, and Black Afro-Latinx (He, Him, His) ——— There are more than 58.8 million Latinx people living in the United States. According to the US Census Bureau, that number is projected to double by 2060 comprising for nearly 30% of the total population. This multilingual, […]

By Nayantara Dutta, Content Strategist, McCann Worldgroup and Editorial Pod Co-Lead, ADCOLOR Content Team ——— This year at ADCOLOR, we’ve been creating spaces to have critical conversations about different types of identity. We may all come from different backgrounds, but we recognize that there are important shared experiences that bring us together within and across […]

By Cole Habersham, ADCOLOR Content Team ——— In addition to the ADCOLOR mission to rise up and reach back, every ADCOLOR conference comes with a theme to center our community around a core message. Last year’s Moment of Truth theme focused on the past and implored attendees to imagine and decide what they want their […]

Asian Americans gather for a dinner and discussion on Saturday, September 22, 2018 in Los Angeles, California – All photos by Mark Clennon Written by Jezz Chung   There was an invigorating buzz in the air. It carried us with momentum and comforted us with familiarity. A safe space, a family reunion, a genesis and […]

The 12th Annual ADCOLOR Awards Takes Place September 23rd, 2018 in Los Angeles NEW YORK, NY (June 27, 2018) – Today ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, announced their 2018 Honorees and Nominees at ADCOLOR Live in the Facebook Live Studios. The organization […]

Campaign US: Breaking barriers and celebrating firsts at ADCOLOR’s 2017 conference. When ADCOLOR scheduled its 2017 conference, the team had no idea that queer actor and writer Lena Waithe would win an Emmy for outstanding writing for a comedy series two nights before the awards ceremony. Waithe is the first black woman to win in […]

Campaign US: At ADCOLOR, ‘Five Woke Women’ challenge perceptions of identity in the workplace. It was standing room only for ADCOLOR’s afternoon panel on Monday in Los Angeles. The panelists discussed the challenges of creating true inclusion and understanding in the workplace, and detailed how they work to broaden their own knowledgebase about the current […]

Campaign US: ADCOLOR kicks off with talk of Emmy wins and Trump in annual ‘Moments that Changed America’ panel The 11th annual diversity conference and awards show began with a roundup of the past year’s good and bad news. The 11th annual ADCOLOR Conference opened in Los Angeles on Monday morning with two major themes: […]

HuffPost: ADCOLOR 2017: Q&A with Ogilvy’s Nadja Bellan-White David Ogilvy always knew that casting a wide net to bring the best talent together to produce the most creative work for our clients was central to everything he did. Throughout the years, diversity and inclusion has remained a core part of Ogilvy. He was right then […]