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ADWEEK’s Agents of Change: Leading With Purpose to Reshape Our Industry
Agents of Change Presented by Empower celebrates the people reshaping marketing, media, advertising, and tech through meaningful action.
READ FULL STORY > Black Media Collective BOMESI Opens Applications for Its Fifth Accelerator Cohort
For the first time, the program will welcome more creators than publishers, a reflection of the changing media landscape.
READ FULL STORY > Fear Is Just Marketing and More Insights From Dr. Bernice King
Nonviolent resistance is not only for politics.
READ FULL STORY > The Monoculture Is Dead. It’s Time for the Rise of Niche
Gold House co-founder Bing Chen explains why brands should consider not trying to be everything, everywhere, all at once.
READ FULL STORY > When Ads Go Wrong, Women Are Left Holding the Bag
Sydney Sweeney had creative input on those racy Novig ads. Most women don’t get the chance.
READ FULL STORY > ADWEEK’s 2026 Brand Genius Winners Are Changing Their Industries With Creativity and Resilience
The brands and leaders seeing what others haven't even imagined yet.
READ FULL STORY > Ryan Wilson On Why Many Brands Still Don’t Know How to Appeal to Black Consumers
"Manufacturing authenticity" will never capture the community's $2.1 trillion in spending power
READ FULL STORY > How Tracee Ellis Ross Built a Beauty Brand That Became a Cultural Movement
The challenger beauty brand leveraged culture, comedy, and community insight.
READ FULL STORY > ADWEEK’s 2026 Media Plan of the Year: Outstanding Strategies for Changing the Conversation
Media strategies as good as the ideas they support.
READ FULL STORY > How Brands Can Help Save Lives with The Trevor Project’s Jaymes Black
Positioning your brand as a defender of universal human values.
READ FULL STORY > By Fearing Wokeness, Marketers Are Hitting the Snooze Button on Growth
Investing in diverse media is not woke—it's following the money.
READ FULL STORY > Black Publishers Knew the Ad Commitments Wouldn’t Hold. So What?
Since brands began to pull back their commitment to diversity ads in 2023, publishers throughout the BOMESI network have not been surprised. Many have rebuilt their business models with the [...]
READ FULL STORY > The 2026 ADWEEK 50 Are Up for the Challenge
With strategic dealmaking, operational rigor, and creativity-centric innovation, these leaders are driving game-changing tactics and revenue for their companies.
READ FULL STORY > Adcolor Marks 20 Years With a New Program for a Changed DEI Landscape
Year-round events, a new awards approach, and a 2027 conference are among the evolutions to this year’s program
READ FULL STORY > 3AF Honors Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Disney, and More for Impact on Asian American Market
The Asian American Advertising Federation (3AF)'s 2026 Impact 50 honors brands that recognize the Asian American consumer.
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