From the “#MeToo” movement to NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem and debates about transgender troops in the military, many long-standing inequities have recently come to a head everywhere from Hollywood to Washington, DC.
And Keesha Jean-Baptiste, the SVP/Talent Engagement and Inclusion at the 4A’s (American Association of Advertising Agencies), believes that Madison Avenue – and its various equivalents across America – must address such cultural points of disconnection to truly represent the dynamic, diverse, consumer base that brands are trying to serve.
“I would say prejudice, and stereotypes,...