Diversity In Publicity: Centering The Thought Leadership and Stories Of BIPOC Voices

Pause On The Play

Nearly a year after this discussion from episode 62 of Pause On The Play, the question remains: why haven’t we seen or heard more stories about people of color by people of color?

A lot has happened since Erica and India first welcomed Cher Hale, a Taiwanese Black American and owner of Ginkgo Public Relations, to discuss the necessity of centering Black and Brown voices – in business and elsewhere – to allow for diverse perspectives, fair pay, and self-determination of our legacies.

The conversation may be from the archives, but Erica and India return to provide updated context, inviting everyone to revisit this long-standing and ongoing issue.

In this discussion:

• the vulnerability of being a speaker or creative service provider and asking for fair compensation
• what makes a thought leader or influencer and who determines who gets that label
• the cautious optimism needed to create and sustain meaningful change
• microaggressions, tokenism, and incorrect assumptions about similarities in experiences

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KEEP THE DIALOGUE GOING

Part of “publicity” is allowing people who need to have their stories told to tell their stories! How do you hold space for other people to share their stories? What does publicity look like for you? We explore these multilayered questions in Pause On The Play The Community.

If you’re ready to have deeper conversations around such topics as publicity, we’d love to have you in our virtual space, where you can engage with others and create a more holistic strategy going forward. What a relief to discover that you don’t have to do this work on your own.

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