In light of the Black Lives Matter movement and protests against police brutality worldwide, Ruby and Lara discuss pervasive issues of racism in the fashion industry and provide some resources for positive change. Please note that this is just the beginning of a conversation that will evolve for weeks, months, and years to come, so feel free to reach out if there is anything you’d like to hear discussed in future episodes.

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‘We Need to Rethink Our “Pics Or It Didn’t Happen” Approach to Activism’ by Yomi Adegoke, British Vogue: https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/performative-grief-online

‘Afua Hirsch On The Crucial Black History Lessons All Schools Should Be Teaching’ by Afua Hirsch, British Vogue: https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/black-history-education

Adwoa Aboah in conversation with Janaya Future Khan, British Vogue: https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/adwoa-aboah-janaya-khan-black-lives-matter

The TikTok ‘Vogue Challenge,’ as shared by Edward Enniful: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBYItj3lYTM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

‘The System Isn’t Broken, It Was Built This Way’ by Afua Hirsch, SHOWstudio: https://www.showstudio.com/projects/afua-hirsch

Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death by Arthur Jafa: https://www.moca.org/exhibition/arthur-jafa-love-is-the-message-the-message-is-death

The CFDA’s initiatives for Black creatives: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBA9QJ_B3d8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Aurora James’s #15PercentPledge: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyttttJRSE/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

500+ Black-owned brands compiled by Elizabeth Tamkin: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k3gNGUpFIhkX9TMWsRpzuPZi_zfyZrJBb2ij6M9CjVE/edit#gid=0

Bianca Saunders’s zine with Joshua Woods ‘We Are One Of The Same’: https://www.biancasaunders.com/bianca-saunders-x-joshua-woods-zine/bianca-saunders-x-joshua-woods-zine

Dr. Rebecca Arnold, @documenting_fashion: https://www.instagram.com/documenting_fashion/

Betty Davis in Rags Magazine via @laurakitty: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBY8zdIhlX7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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