Hearst Magazines to Celebrate Black Voices in Fashion, Beauty and More at Three-Day Summit

The Summit was the result of brainstorming sessions by the Hearst Black Culture employee resource group ERGamp160amp8220Our goal is to uplift inspire and amplify Black voicesamp8221 said Tommy J Atkins Hearst Magazinesamp8217amp160Multicultural Marketing Lead and Founder of the Hearst Black Culture ERG who is spearheading the event amp8220My hope is that these sessions will shine a light on the leading voices in Black culture and influence emerging creatives and leaders within the industries represented to see themselves in the content weamp8217ve createdamp8221In 2021 the virtual event was exclusively presented by Harperamp8217s BAZAAR This year fellow Hearst Magazine brands Cosmopolitan Delish ELLE ELLE Decor Good Housekeeping and Oprah Daily all jumped on board as wellThe Summit also allows Hearst to thread content from the event to the different magazine brands and their digital platformsamp8220We actually used the Summit as a platform for content creation that brings our editorial franchises to life in some really cool waysamp8221 said Todd Haskell Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Hearst Magazines amp8220This organization puts the values of diversity equity and inclusion front and center in everything we do This is a great way to do all of those thingsamp8221Sponsors also joined including Sephora Stitch Fix Unileveramp8217s SheaMoisture and The RitzCarlton New Yorkamp8217s new NoMad propertyamp8220We were very deliberative in terms of how we identified sponsors to work withamp8221 said Haskellamp160amp8220We looked for sponsors who were doing the work on their own so this program would give us an opportunity to shine a light on that We wanted brands that have earned their participationamp8221For example Unilever and its SheaMoisture brand work to fund and support Black businesses as well as to advance the CROWN Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair Act which would prohibit the discrimination of people based on their race as demonstrated by their natural hairSephora has pledged that 15 of its shelf space would be dedicated to Blackowned brands In August the company launched the Accelerate program which is creating a foundation network and ecosystem for BIPOC brands to launch and thriveStitchFix which also offers Blackowned brands to its customers launches Black designers through its Elevate grant and mentorship programA preSummit party was held at The RitzCarlton New York NoMad on Tuesday Oct 11 where the Summitclosing panel was filmed with Gayle King EditoratLarge at Oprah Daily She interviewed actress comedian and entrepreneur Tracee Ellis Ross who founded Black hair product line Pattern which is carried at SephoraIn another Summit session actress Sanaa Lathan Succession will talk with Town ampamp Country contributor Emil Wilbekin about her feature film directorial debut with On the Come Up streaming exclusively on Paramount PlusA panel shot at the Brooklyn Museumamp8217s Virgil Abloh amp8220Figures of Speechamp8221 exhibit features a conversation moderated by Harperamp8217s BAZAAR Digital Director Nikki Ogunnaike about the designer39s legacy with some of the exhibitamp8217s curators and the iconic designeramp8217s closest collaborators Designer Jerry Lorenzo talks to Harperamp8217s BAZAAR EditorinChief Samira Nasr about his label Fear of God and his impact on fashion and cultureOther panels include discussions about Black hair and beauty One features Cara Sabin President of Beauty and WellBeing at Unilever NA and CEO of its Sundial Brands who has been an evangelist in this area Other panel members include actor and entrepreneur Angelica Ross and celebrity hair stylist Anthony DickeyThis year Hearst also has folded in Level Up Ventures a Hearst Corporation initiative focused on Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs and is including sessions that consider the experience of Blackowned startupsTo read about all of the sessions and register for the Celebrating Black Summit click hereClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160amp160

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