Despite making up almost half of the gaming community, women continue to face “discrimination, bullying and sexist insults” from men, according to a new Xbox campaign by Serviceplan Group.
The brand found a novel way to raise awareness of the issue: It swapped out the Xbox controller’s B button with an equal sign on a limited edition set of controllers sent out to gaming influencers. Read more in this ADWEEK article: https://bit.ly/3eAwaOW
In the first of this new FAD series of interviews with upcoming talent, Lee Sharrock talks to 27 year old artist Travion Payne about his love of Caravaggio, redressing the cultural imbalance in art by putting black people in the forefront, and the power of Instagram in gaining exposure for unsigned artists. Texan-born Travion moved from Houston to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an artist, and during the pandemic has been creating art at home and gaining exposure with an appearance in a music video and an exhibition at the Beverly Center in LA. Read the full interview here: https://fadmagazine.com/2021/03/02/the-upcoming-travion-payne/
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To celebrate Women's History Month, Barbie partnered with the Black woman-led empowerment group Milk Honey Bees and British radio and TV presenter Clara Amfo, to give us "Limitless Potential," a clarion call of possibility for young girls. Read the full feature by Muse by CLIO editor Angela Natividad here: bit.ly/3x8hOxK
