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Race and Economy

A year later, how are corporations doing on promises they made to fight for racial justice?

by Janet Nguyen

May 24, 2021

Companies like Sephora, PepsiCo and Yelp made promises to invest more in Black businesses and Black employees.

Guests have their makeup done during a Sephora event celebrating equity advisers and social impact partners back in 2019.

Al Drago/Getty Images for Sephora

Race and Economy

Retailers pledge 15% of shelf space to Black-owned businesses

by Marielle Segarra

Aug 19, 2020

The 15 Percent Pledge is pushing retailers to devote more shelf space to Black-owned businesses.

A Sephora store in Santa Monica, California, in March. The beauty chain is participating in the 15 Percent Pledge.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

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