Of all the work we’ve done over the past 14, years, the nearly 8,000 videos we’ve produced, nothing has been as consequential as our Black Lives Matter series, titled Our Voices Our Hopes<\/a>..<\/p>\n

I am grateful to Kirk McDonald<\/a> and my other dear friends, along with so many new acquaintances, for having spoken so candidly and personally about what is like to be Black in our industry and for sharing their anguish and hopes in this time of racial injustice and social unrest.<\/p>\n

Simply put, we’re having conversations we’ve never had before.<\/p>\n

Several of the executives in the series speak of needing a “safe space,” a place where fellow people of color can freely share about who they are<\/em> and to discuss\u00a0 difficult issues in their work experience.<\/p>\n

Well, Beet.TV is now that “safe space.”<\/p>\n

I hope that the series will help to foster understanding and progress.\u00a0 The series is far from over.\u00a0 We will produce more videos in the months ahead.<\/p>\n

As a publisher, we are determined to bring more people of color to regular Beet.TV industry coverage.\u00a0 And we have made progress.\u00a0 Much more to come.<\/p>\n

I am very moved by Kirk McDonald’s words about my work.\u00a0 I have published this short video on this page. Thank you Kirk, my friend, for opening the conversation.\u00a0 We all need to take a few steps forward.<\/p>\n

Update: Since we published this video, Kirk has been appointed<\/a> CEO of GroupM North America.\u00a0 \u00a0Congrats Kirk.<\/p>\n

Here is our series to date:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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• Black Women: We Can Be Our Worst Enemy, Innovid\u2019s Stephanie Geno<\/a><\/li>\n
• Channeling Frederick Douglass: He Would Want Us All to Vote<\/a> w\/ Maria Weaver, CMO, Comcast Advertising<\/li>\n
• Being Black in AdTech: \u201cYou Lose Bits of Yourself\u201d <\/a>w\/Kerel Cooper<\/a>, SVP Global Marketing at LiveInten<\/li>\n
• People See Color in the Workplace \u2014 And that\u2019s OK, NBCU\u2019s Brian Norris<\/a><\/li>\n
• Let\u2019s Recognize and Celebrate Our Differences, Dish\u2019s Sean Robertson<\/a><\/li>\n
• \u201cThe Mask Doesn\u2019t Work: Be Your Beautiful, Authentic Self,\u201d Monique Nelson<\/a><\/li>\n
• \u201cWe All Have to Develop Empathy\u201d Now, IBM\u2019s Kareem Yusuf<\/a><\/li>\n
• Racial Diversity Programs Must Address Systemic Racism, Comscore\u2019s Tershone Phillips<\/a><\/li>\n
• \u201cOur Voices and Ideas Are Suppressed in the Workplace<\/a>w\u201d w\/ Kelle Coleman, SVP Brand Partnerships, Nielsen<\/li>\n
• \u201cWe\u2019re Not Allowed to Fail, We Have to be Perfect<\/a> w\/Cavel Khan, Chief Revenue Officer of Tumblr<\/li>\n
• \u201cDiversity Needs to Woven into the Fabric of Everyday Decisions,\u201d Facebook\u2019s Alvin Bowles<\/a><\/li>\n
• Being a Black Woman in Silicon Valley: The Stereotyping is Exhausting<\/a> w\/ Kenya Hayes, Head of Comms, NA, Appsflyer<\/li>\n
• \u201cWe All Play the Game.\u201d We\u2019ve Learned to \u201cCode Switch\u201d at Work, Christian Borges<\/a><\/li>\n
• Kirk McDonald: Exhausted by the Turmoil, Positive about Changes Ahead’<\/a><\/li>\n
• Andre Swanston Shares His Experiences, Lessons and Hopes for Society in this Beet Series Debut<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  This video is part of an ongoing Beet.TV series of interviews with men and and women of color, addressing their personal experiences and hopes for essential change addressing racial inequality.\u00a0Please find additional videos here.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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