A brand needs to put both Jordyn Woods and Tolami Benson in an advert together!! Do you understand the cultural moment this would create?? I need it to be a sports brand, but a fashion brand would be amazing too. The WAGs of the seasonnn ππΎπ₯π€πΎ #Knicks#Arsenal
I need people to start asking the brands, PRs and publications they work with, why they haven't done anything for Black History month. It's 22nd October and it's still crickets.
It's DIABOLICAL how quiet Black History Month continues to be here in the UK. For the last few years, October has come and gone and brands have made no effort to highlight the Black creatives in their community. I'm going to focus on this from a creative stance.
When I was talent managing, I emailed over 20 brands/PRs (2022 or 2023?) and all came back and said they aren't doing anything for Black History Month. So this isn't new. The quiet seems louder this year because UK Black creatives have been growing rapidly and making waves.
In the beginning when Helly R wanted to leave, rather than force her to stay, they let her 'leave' so that she could learn on her own that she can't. Basically teaching a toddler boundaries lol
I realised this is because the innies are 'babies' and they have to approach security from an elementary standpoint. Security is more to 'guide and nurture' rather than control. It now makes sense why Milchick's big words were a problem.