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Despite recent strides, diversity in the advertising and marketing industries remains rare: A recent study by the Association of National Advertisers found that only 6% of its members are African-American, while 8% are Hispanic.

It’s not much better on the agency side, which is why companies including Verizon and HP have been pushing the agencies they work with to diversify their workforce.

Events like The One Club for Creativity’s Here Are All The Black People exist to change this.

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