A year ago Doug Melville, TBWANorth America Chief Diversity Officer, walked into PepsiCo’s office on a mission. Melville was armed with items like Aunt Jemima rag dolls and cups emblazoned with racial stereotypes he had purchased at online auctions. Laying the items out on a table for the company’s executive […]
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Eddie Bauer, Ben & Jerry’s and other companies join campaign to halt ads
A Facebook ad boycott gained momentum Tuesday, with seven major companies pledging to halt advertising with the social media platform for July to protest Facebook’s failure to remove hate speech. Eddie Bauer, the U.S. clothing store chain, and Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream maker, on Tuesday became the latest […]