In this edition of our Confessions in which we exchange anonymity for candor, we hear from a black director at an agency who questions the cogency behind his employer’s vow to fight racism.
June 12, 2020

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Agencies, like many businesses following the death of George Floyd, have universally condemned racism with promises and platitudes from the C-suite. But "there are still thinly-veiled everyday instances of racism," said a Black senior director at global media agency. "It’s easy to say you’re not a racist, but the reason so many companies have been so tone-deaf on this issue to date is that they’re not anti-racist. These micro-aggressions aren’t really being discussed." Read more below.

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