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Here’s What’s Wrong with the Fashion and Beauty Industry w/ Brittany Hennessy Jul 21, 2020

This week, Kristin and Lindsay talk about diversity in fashion and beauty. Kristin shares a number of personal experiences—like the time she emailed a big-name retailer to ask why they didn’t have Black models, and received a disingenuous, half-hearted response. (Spoiler alert: the brand posted a Black square on their Instagram account last month.) She also talks about the difficulties Black women face at hair salons and in the beauty aisles of drugstores.

Kristin and Lindsay also chat with Brittany Hennessy, the best-selling author of “INFLUENCER: Building Your Personal Brand In The Age Of Social Media.”

Brittany joins At the Bar to shed some light on the reasons why white influencers and models have historically received more offers than Black influencers and models, as well as the lack of diversity in the teams that are tasked with casting for social media campaigns.

We also explore “cancel culture” and the issues that brands are currently having in their attempt to become more diverse.

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Website: https://www.brittanyhennessy.com/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrsbrittanyhennessy/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanyphennessy

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Diversity Isn’t a Buzz Word, It’s a Practice w/Oneika Raymond Jul 14, 2020

Oneika Raymond is a journalist, media personality, and Travel Channel host whose adventures have taken her to over 115 countries on 6 continents.

She chronicles her experiences on her blog and on Instagram (@oneikatraveller), and frequently uses her platform to shed light on racial injustice within the travel industry.

For our travel-themed episode, Oneika joins At the Bar to discuss how she followed her passion and made the unexpected pivot from a career in education to a career in travel. She shares some eye-opening examples of the discrimination she’s faced within the luxury travel industry as a Black content creator, as well as insight into what brands—and travel enthusiasts—can do in order to be anti-racist.

We also touch on the “exclusivity” problem in travel journalism, how to keep the Black Lives Matter conversation alive, and the importance of diversifying the content you’re surrounding yourself with on Instagram and on social media as a whole.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneikatraveller/

Website: http://www.oneikathetraveller.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OneikaTraveller/

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Waking Up Jul 07, 2020

Get to know your hosts, Lindsay Silberman and Kristin Smith, and learn why we decided to start a podcast ten years after we met—while working at a bar—in New York City. Lindsay is a magazine-editor-turned-blogger, and Kristin is a media professional by day, and food blogger by night.

Kristin is biracial and Lindsay is white—and throughout our friendship, we've always had very honest, open conversations about race, and about life in general. Given the Black Lives Matter movement, we wanted to dive into a lot of these issues together, and bring you all into the conversation.

Our hope with this series is to inspire you to start having these conversations with your friends, family, and others in your life.

For our first episode, Kristin shares a little bit about her own personal story and experiences with racism. In future episodes, we'll be bringing in other diverse voices to talk about their own experiences.

We can promise you that after listening, you’ll be moved, enlightened, uncomfortable, and inspired—all in just 30 minutes.

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