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MILAN (AP) — Italian fashion house Gucci has launched a $1.5 million U.S. university scholarship program that is aimed at students who are “traditionally underrepresented” in the fashion industry. The program, which is set to run four years, is part of Gucci’s multi-pronged effort to boost diversity following the uproar earlier this year over a […]

Gucci has hired a diversity chief to help avoid racially insensitive and racially charged designs like the ones of the last few months. If you recall, there was an incident with a blackface sweater and another with a turban. They’ve also hired a multicultural design program, diversity and inclusion program and a global exchange program. […]

As we prepare to set sail for the 2019 Fantastic Voyage Huggy wants to know if we’re still boycotting Gucci. Since the boycott began, Huggy has managed to save “about 2 Gs.” He’s getting ready to start packing all of his flyest outfits! Would it be acceptable for him to pack his Gucci outfit? HEAD […]

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By now you’ve probably seen the photos, but over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a barrage of fashion megabrands release completely racist clothing styles. They are so outrageously offensive that it strains credulity to believe what we are witnessing is nothing more than an accidental comedy of unintentional errors. It’s a trend at this […]

Roland Martin attended the NBA All Star game and was surprised to see so many “brothers and sisters” walking around rocking Gucci. By now you’ve probably heard about the call to boycott Gucci after they released a sweater that looked like Blackface. A number of stars and people in the Black community have called for […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Gucci’s creative director broke his silence Tuesday over an $890 sweater that resembled blackface, saying racism was never his intention. Alessandro Michele, a design force at the Italian fashion house, lamented in a letter to employees both his own pain and “that of the people who saw in one of my […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion collaborator Daniel “Dapper Dan” Day is seeking accountability as other celebrities call for boycotts of Gucci after the fashion house apologized for producing a sweater that was compared to blackface. The Harlem-based designer posted on Instagram Sunday “there is no excuse or apology that can erase this kind of insult.” […]

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MILAN (AP) — Director Spike Lee says he will no longer wear Gucci or Prada until the brands hire some black designers, following a pair of blackface fashion fails. Lee said on Instagram Friday that “It’s Obvious To Da Peoples That They Don’t Have A Clue When It Comes To Racist, Blackface Hateful Imagery. WAKE […]

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ROME (AP) — Gucci has apologized for a wool sweater after complaints that it resembled blackface makeup and said the item had been pulled from its online and physical stores. It was the latest case of an Italian fashion house having to apologize for cultural or racial insensitivity. In a statement posted on Twitter on […]

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Dear Dapper Dan: Here's all my rent money.

08/15/17- Tom barely got to work today! Why?  People are protesting in front of Trump Tower in New York. Tom has to drive by it to get to the station he’s broadcasting from. Secret Service shut everything down! But Tom says the rich people are the ones that are really hurting. Prada, Gucci, Tiffany’s and other […]