{"id":9077,"date":"2022-02-24T21:11:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T21:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10151\/?p=9077"},"modified":"2022-02-28T21:14:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T21:14:19","slug":"top-agencies-share-how-theyre-celebrating-black-history-month-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jp.umww.com\/en\/um-in-the-news\/top-agencies-share-how-theyre-celebrating-black-history-month-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Top agencies share how they\u2019re celebrating Black History Month 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the final week of Black History Month, top agencies spell out how they\u2019re supporting the Black community, promoting Black health and wellness, investing in Black talent and celebrating Black art, culture and food.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In honor of Black History Month, UM\u2019s Diversity, Equity &amp; Belonging Council hosted several programs for both internal and external audiences. Our community was honored to host a virtual cooking class with Top Chef finalist Eric Adjepong to take us through the culture and cuisine of the African diaspora. The event was part of our ongoing Food for the Soul series, where we spotlight cultural cuisine, bringing our community together in the best way possible: over a great meal.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, in partnership with our parent company Mediabrands and sister agency Initiative, we hosted a conversation entitled \u2018B.E.S.T (Black Excellence Story Telling) Conversation Series: Recognizing the Influence of Black Culture in Art, Fashion and Music\u2019 with trailblazers in the arts as part of \u2018Real Talk,\u2019 our interactive speaker series on DEI-specific topics and current events.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Marshall, chief diversity officer, UM<\/p>\n<p>Read the article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrum.com\/news\/2022\/02\/24\/top-agencies-share-how-they-re-celebrating-black-history-month-2022\">The Drum<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the final week of Black History Month, top agencies spell out how they\u2019re supporting the Black community, promoting Black health and wellness, investing in Black talent and celebrating Black art, culture and food. &#8230; In honor of Black History Month, UM\u2019s Diversity, Equity &amp; Belonging Council hosted several programs for both internal and external [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-um-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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