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Reeling from recent accusations of blackface, Prada has announced that it is starting a diversity and inclusion council that will be headed up by director Ava DuVernay and artist Theaster Gates.
The aims of the council—which will include several other yet-to-be-revealed members—are to create internship and job opportunities for students of color in fashion, which will include partnering with universities, as well as working to increase the number of people of color working within Prada itself.
The news comes just two months after Prada came under fire for selling and decorating its stores with black monkey-resembling figurines with thick red lips, which people decried as racist and compared to blackface.
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