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The level to which Orlando's used Markeith Loyd as a prize dog has been disturbing. Don't agree or disagree with Ayala but the talking heads unprofessionalism made her a target
Rick scott smug *** especially
Rick scott smug *** especially
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It ain't just old white dudes. Black people are the engine that drives so many industries it's not even funny.
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Marie & Katrina are graduate students in Chemistry & Environmental Science at @DukeU. #marchforscience
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[h1]The Political Economy of Education, Financial Literacy, and the Racial Wealth Gap[/h1]
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You can download the entire article in the link provided.
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^ dope, Ima read that at work tomorrow
what is blackgirlmagic?
I'm not on Twitter so I don't understandthe reference.
what is blackgirlmagic?
I'm not on Twitter so I don't understandthe reference.
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^good looking out. Ima check that out later.
seems to be all about positive vibes so I can feel that.
seems to be all about positive vibes so I can feel that.
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19-year-old Sasha Ariel Alston hopes her new book will inspire black girls to code
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Anyone else see the whole Shea Moisture controversy? Shea Butter Twitter call to arms .. 
idk about this man.. these twitter activists need to pick their battles
http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/black-women-are-upset-over-sheamoistures-new-whitewashi-1794603970
idk about this man.. these twitter activists need to pick their battles
http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/black-women-are-upset-over-sheamoistures-new-whitewashi-1794603970
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i dont like the idea of "picking battles"
in a war you dont decide over every person you shoot to kill
get outraged at everything so nothing slips by
in a war you dont decide over every person you shoot to kill
get outraged at everything so nothing slips by
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Haven't seen the vid, and can't watch now since I'm at work, but I'd like to say in there are a lot of battles that don't have to be fought but I'm not too mad at this one. As long as we don't drop our support for SM then I feel this is a good way to keep companies like them aware that we are watching and that everything means something to usAnyone else see the whole Shea Moisture controversy? Shea Butter Twitter call to arms ..
idk about this man.. these twitter activists need to pick their battles
http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/black-women-are-upset-over-sheamoistures-new-whitewashi-1794603970
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This isn't one I'd file under pick your battles. They know who they are and who their supporters are. The first major ad campaign I've seen from them and this is who they represent? They should be ashamed.
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He got him a winner
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ashamed? did you watch the vid?? as a business should they limit their appeal/products to only black women? do they 'owe' it to their existing consumer base of black women to advertise in a specifically caters to & displays black women? insofar as they continue to serve the black consumers base, what is the real issue? i read the article before seeing the ad, the article and the twitter quotes made it out as though the ad was geared singularly towards white women (most businesses eventually do broaden & target specific new consumers; sometimes it is a completely different consumer)...as far what the company has said publicly, they aren't changing their existing products, only adding to what they offer...
the article made it a point that saying black folk ALREADY spend MUCH MUCH more on haircare products than the broader population, but we only make up somewhere around 12%-15% of the country, which is to say the obvious, that there is a potentially a large market they are not reaching...given the business climate where companies are chasing growth, it makes sense that they'd try to broaden the consumers they market to rather than only offer new products to their existing customer/consumer base...it is math that most every business has to find balance between their core & new consumer segments...
of course, the implicit problem i think people have with this is the optics of it...seemingly putting on for white folk (maybe) at the expense of seeing more, or even an explicitly black representation in a larger branding campaign...but i guess the question is it acceptable for a business that built its brand off of an explicitly black consumer then use that same brand to appeal more broadly outside of black consumers? almost as a rule, companies will create a completely new brand in these type situations, but perhaps they saw more value in trying to be inclusive? i just don't get why this is an issue...
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no one said they cant diversify
but they did it to the exclusion of their main consumer base
they could have white girls in the commercial
just represent all types of black girls instead of three white girls and a biracial/ethnically ambiguous girl
they really couldnt have had any darkskinned/curlier haired girls in their FIRST NATIONAL CAMPAIGN?
but they did it to the exclusion of their main consumer base
they could have white girls in the commercial
just represent all types of black girls instead of three white girls and a biracial/ethnically ambiguous girl
they really couldnt have had any darkskinned/curlier haired girls in their FIRST NATIONAL CAMPAIGN?
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are we seeing the same vid? unless i'm missing something, the vid linked above has an androgynous looking white woman, a biracial?/light-skin woman, a south asian/indian woman, and a dark skinned woman?
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that must be the response commercial
the first one was three white women and a biracial/ethnically ambiguous chick
the first one was three white women and a biracial/ethnically ambiguous chick
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A haircare company in which the majority clientele is black but a commercial that doesn't represent that population is a f up in their behalf.
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^^^^^^^^they black homie? [emoji]129300[/emoji]
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