Celebrating Black PR History: Looking Beyond the Data

There have been tremendous efforts underway the past five years to study the effectiveness of our diversity programs. DEI programs at the Page Society, IPR, the PR Council, PRSA, and most particularly, the Diversity Action Alliance (DAA), have sought to raise the number of diverse students entering the field. And, equally important, several efforts have been made to retain these young employees as they move into management roles. A new research study by DAA and IPR, announced during this event, shed light on the programs that are working, those that are not, and those that can be strengthened. Plus, a panel of PR leaders will reveal the programs that have worked well in their companies to not only attract diverse talent, but have managed to retain them through the senior ranks. 

Host

Deborah Hyman, Senior Vice President, Head of Employee Communications & Employer Brand, Wells Fargo

Fireside Chat

Michael Steele, Political Commentator, MSNBC; attorney; former lieutenant governor from Maryland
Watch the Fireside Chat video with Debra Hyman and Michael Steele

Insights

Fireside Chat

Bakari Sellers, CNN Political Analyst; former representative from South Carolina
Watch the Fireside Chat video with Debrah Hyman and Bakari Sellers

Carmella Glover, President, Diversity Action Alliance

Analysis

Emily K. Graham, Chief Equity & Impact Officer, Omnicom Group

Wrap Up

Torod B. Neptune, SVP Corporate Marketing, Brand, and Communications; CCO, Medtronic plc

 

Panel 1: “What the Data Says—And What It Doesn’t Say”

Teneshia Jackson Warner, CEO, EGAMI Group

Marvin Hill, Director, Corporate Communications, The Humana Foundation

Kinetra Joseph, Campaign Director, CDC Foundation

Nikki Forman, Senior PR Manager, Global DEI Communications, Worldwide Communications, Amazon

Raoul Davis, CEO, Ascendant Group

 

Panel 2: “What Needs to Change—And Who’s Going to Change It”

Haley W. Jones, Program Manager, DEI, Worldwide Communications, Amazon

Denvol Haye Jr., Head of Communications, McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility

Eric M. Winkfield, Vice President, M Booth and M Booth Health

Kim Adams, Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Talent Acquisition, Ulta Beauty

Tanasia Reed, PR Assistant, Global DEI Communications, Worldwide Communications, Amazon

 

Thanks to Our Sponsors

This year’s Celebrating Black PR History program is underwritten by …

 
 

… and is sponsored in part by: Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Department of Advertising and Public Relations at University of Georgia, Amazon, the Diversity Action Alliance (DAA), The Stevens Group, and CommPRO.