JWT Becomes the First Ad Agency to Collaborate Directly With Black Lives Matter

Pro bono work on Backing Black Business initiative

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The official Black Lives Matter organization has entered into a strategic and creative partnership with J. Walter Thompson New York, marking the first such pairing on a formal assignment. The relationship kicked off with the beta launch of Backing Black Business, a web tool that lets users discover black-owned small businesses throughout the country.

JWT New York picked up the pro bono assignment for the nonprofit advocacy group without a review after reaching out to the organization directly.

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