A new event on Saturday 6/27 aims to open a dialogue about change in and around the design industry?where are the Black designers"

Where are the Black designers is a new initiative that gives a platform to creatives of color and starts a dialogue about change in the design industry. They’ve launched an event this weekend?June 27th with a fantastic lineup of speakers. Tune in to hear designers, educators, and creative leaders discuss the lack of representation in the design industry.
Register for this event this Saturday, June 27th here.
Speakers include:

Mitzi Okou, Founder, Where are the Black Designers
Raja Schaar, Program Director, Drexel University?s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Dori Tunstall, Dean, Faculty of Design, OCAD University Antionette Carroll, Founder, President, and CEO of Creative Reaction Lab
Chris Livaudais, Executive Director, IDSA
Sandy Speicher, CEO, IDEO
Elaine Lopez, Associate Professor in Graphic Design, ACAID Fellow, MICA
Vanessa Newman, Head of Brand, Ethel?s Club & Founder of Design 2 Divest
Naj Austin, Founder & CEO, Somewhere Good (Ethel?s Club, Form No Form)
Christina Harrington, Assistant Professor of Design, HCI, DePaul University
Jasmine Burton, CEO, Wish for WASH
Kennedi Johnson, M.A. Student, Diaspora Studies, Indiana University
Shabnam Kashani, Designer, Google
Underground Resistance, Legendary DJ Collective

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