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Brands Still Aren't Grasping How to Sustainably Support Black-Owned Media. BOMESI Can Help

Co-founders DéVon Christopher Johnson and Rhonesha Byng are advocating for smaller publishers

BOMESI co-founders DéVon Christopher Johnson and Rhonesha Byng realized they could help connect brands to indie publishers like themselves.BOMESI

By Shannon Miller

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The summer of 2020 ushered in more than a life-shifting pandemic. At the time, the murder of George Floyd was considered the mark of collective reckoning, a definitive tipping point as multiple industries honestly and, in many cases, publicly reevaluated their tacit participation in systemic racism.

While protesters across the globe demanded equal and just treatment towards Black civilians, Corporate America made hefty promises to make better strides in inclusion for both professionals and consumers.

Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller is Adweek's managing editor of creativity, the creator economy and DEI.

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