Dynamic Dot-Connectors, Deal-Closers & Doers In Media Industry

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National Publicist Day 2024

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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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