NEW YORK (AP) â From shoes and T-shirts to dolls and tote bags, more companies and brands are getting into the business of Black History Month but trying not to leave the impression that African American consumers are important just once a year. Some businesses are using February to show off the diversity of their […]
With four days into black history month, Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth Carter (Black Panther, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X) made herstory by releasing her first collection with retail giant, H&M. The collection is the perfect meld of a blackity black moment and 80’s vibes personified. âPeople think that I got into this […]
H&M has come under fire for featuring a young Black model on its site who appears to have uncombed and inappropriately styled natural hair. A screenshot of the young girl started circulating on Twitter and Instagram on Thursday after many noted how her hair was a mess in a pulled back bun. One of the biggest critics […]
In January of this year H&M made headlines for posting a photo of a young black child in a âCoolest Monkey in the Jungleâ sweatshirt, which many called racist. Less than a year later the retail giant is at the center of another race-related incident. According to CBS 4 a Miami-area H&M falsely accused a black customer […]
There has been an international outrage over Liam Mango, the five-year-old model, who wore a âCoolest Monkey In The Jungleâ hoodie for an H&M advertisement. Protests have occurred in South Africa, forcing 17 stories to temporarily close. Terry Mango, the boyâs mother, briefly spoke out on social media, claiming âit wasnât a big deal.â Now, she […]
Liam Mango's parents speak out on the international outrage.
The country reacts to the racist hoodie.
H&Mâs ad featuring a black boy in a âCoolest Monkey in the Jungleâ hoodie has sparked worldwide outrage and accusations of racism, but his mom doesnât see anything wrong with the imaging, and says people just need to âget over it.â According to African Warrior magazine, the boyâs mother is Terry Mango, a Kenyan living in Stockholm, Sweden, […]
Rachel Dolezal failed at trying to join the H&M protest.
H&M is under fire for a racist ad that featured a Black boy wearing a hoodie with the words, "Coolest monkey in the jungle" on it.
H&Mâs holiday campaign is here, with rapper Nicki Minaj and âGreyâs Anatomyâsâ Jesse Williams front and center in the retailerâs festive film. The plotline focuses on a little girl tracking down the evil brother of Santa Claus in order to save the holidays. Minaj, who teased her campaign with H&M last month, doubles as both […]