Give them their flowers
We couldn’t let Nationwide Publicist Day go with out celebrating the boys who information careers, join move-makers with power-players, and make the “not possible” occur whereas navigating a notoriously thankless trade.
Based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 73% of all publicists are white with Black males making up solely 5.9% of the diversity-starved PR trade.
Taking issues a step additional, Dr. Chuck Wallington, EVP and Chief Advertising & Communications Officer at Cone Well being, cited that Black males characterize simply over 3% of these employed in entry-level roles.
“There’s a lack of awareness about public relations amongst of us in highschool,” he stated primarily based on interviews with 32 Black males working in PR. “So earlier than you even get to school, younger males simply don’t have an understanding of what the occupation is all about. With out that early consciousness, of us are simply not going achieve success once they go into the sphere. It’s laborious to draw folks into the sphere, and once they get there, they have an inclination to flounder round.”
Wallington, whose graduate research analysis centered across the lack of Black males in PR, additionally pointed to the shortage of obtainable mentors to Black males in PR.
“There’s a scarcity of colleagues, particularly Black males, who could be mentors, who could be sponsors, who could be position fashions, who could be allies,” he stated. “When this occurs, Black males really feel alone; they really feel remoted. There’s nobody else there who can relate to them, to their experiences, and to their journeys.”
With that stated, it’s solely proper that we have fun the Black male publicists, deal-closers, and doers making energy strikes within the leisure trade on the flip.
Trell Thomas, Discovered of Black Excellence Brunch
J. Carter, Founding father of ONE Musicfest
Jarvis George, VibesInAtlanta
Tulashi Sawyerr, Moët Hennessy
Dane Younger, Founding father of B Younger Company
Branden Peters, Director of Publishing at Crimson Bull Media Home/Co-owner Draught Season
Nate Hinton, The Hinton Group
Nick Love, Product Supervisor at ONErpm City
Lamarco McClendon, Netflix
Andre Barnes, The Elixir Media Group, LLC
Savoy Jefferson, Principal Publicist at Savoy Jefferson Public Relations
Maurice ‘Moetown’ Lee, Accomplice at ONE Musicfest
Kevin McIntosh Jr., KMJR Consulting
Steve Canal, ONE Enterprise Group
Antonio Jakes, American Honda Motor Firm, Inc.
Troy Brown, Founder/Creator/Investor, ONE Musicfest, ONE Enterprise Group, Black Promoters Collective
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