{'byline': '', 'hosts': '', 'byline_sources': 'TALK 980am', 'hide_author': True, 'audience_id': '', 'original_station': [{'station': 'talk980am', 'path': 'talk980am/articles/sephora-signs-15-pledge-to-carry-more-black-owned-brands'}], 'syndicated_items': '', 'original_item': {'_index': 'published-content_v44', '_type': '_doc', '_score': None, '_source': {'date': '2020-06-11T21:16:00.000+00:00', 'lead': [{'data': {'alt': 'Cover Image', 'url': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/gettyimages863065966-1-02f9ee44-bfb7-418c-8603-373cb388c612-0-9b9c8017-f155-4baf-b5d0-92472ad77c4c.jpg', 'width': 1024, 'credit': '', 'height': 685, 'caption': '', '_version': 1, 'rendition': '', 'sizeInBytes': '175576'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/image/instances/migrate-talk980am-185986@published'}], 'slug': 'sephora-signs-15-pledge-to-carry-more-black-owned-brands', 'tags': ['Latest News'], 'feeds': {'rss': True, 'newsfeed': True, 'sitemaps': True, 'apple-news': False, 'most-popular': True, 'smartNews': True, 'msn': True, 'frequency': True, 'google-news-feed': True, 'postup': True, 'reversechron': True, 'smart-news': True}, 'hosts': [], 'byline': [{'names': [], 'sources': [{'text': 'TALK 980am'}], 'hosts': [], 'prefix': 'by'}], 'teaser': 'Sephora Signs ‘15% Pledge’ to Carry More Black-Owned Brands', 'authors': [], 'content': [{'data': {'text': 'Sephora has become the first major retailer to sign the "Fifteen Percent Pledge."'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-talk980am-185986-0@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The pledge asks retailers to give at least 15% shelf space to black-owned brands.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-talk980am-185986-1@published'}, {'data': {'text': '"We were inspired to make the Fifteen Percent Pledge because we believe it’s the right thing to do, for our clients, our industry and for our community," Artemis Patrick, chief merchandising officer at Sephora said in a statement, reported <a href="https://www.today.com/style/sephora-pledges-devote-least-15-shelf-space-black-owned-beauty-t183933" rel="nofollow">"Today."</a><p></p> <blockquote><div> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQyEN5ljJg/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div></div></div><div> <div><div> <div> View this post on Instagram</div></div><div> <div><div> <div> <div> <div></div><div> <div> <div></div><div> <div> <div> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></a> <p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQyEN5ljJg/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">We’re joining @15percentpledge and @aurorajames. We recognize how important it is to represent Black businesses and communities, and we must do better. So, we’re starting now.</a></p></div></blockquote>', 'isIframe': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/migrate-talk980am-185986-2@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sephora/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Sephora</a> (@sephora) on Jun 10, 2020 at 10:02am PDT<p></p><script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"><p>Aurora James, founder of the fashion brand Brother Vellies, started the movement to ensure black people were represented at major retailers. She\'s reached out to large organizations, including Sephora, Whole Foods, <a href="https://www.audacy.com/topic/target">Target,</a> and Shopbop, to take the pledge.</script>', 'isIframe': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/migrate-talk980am-185986-3@published'}, {'data': {'text': '"We have seen an incredibly positive response from supporters all over the country, but we\'re just getting started on conversations with the bigger businesses to ask them to sign and make this a reality," James said.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-talk980am-185986-4@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'James shared that she has heard from many consumers who are willing to take the pledge and how they <a href="https://www.audacy.com/topic/money">spend their money.</a><p></p> <blockquote><div> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBROBQPD1wT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div></div></div><div> <div><div> <div> View this post on Instagram</div></div><div> <div><div> <div> <div> <div></div><div> <div> <div></div><div> <div> <div> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></a> <p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBROBQPD1wT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Today, @Sephora became the first major retailer to take the #15percentpledge. Now, we are looking at you: @target, @shopbop, @wholefoods. Will you join Sephora in taking the lead? Step up and #supportblackbusiness by taking the Pledge. . . . #blacklivesmatter #buyblack #shopblack graphic: @benrabb</a></p></div></blockquote>', 'isIframe': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/migrate-talk980am-185986-5@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/15percentpledge/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> 15 Percent Pledge</a> (@15percentpledge) on Jun 10, 2020 at 2:06pm PDT<p></p><script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"><p>Rent the Runway, which lets customers rent designer dresses and accessories, also announced the company is willing to take the pledge. The fashion business said it would make sure at least 15% of the fashion talent it features includes black designers.</script>', 'isIframe': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/migrate-talk980am-185986-6@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The company wrote on Instagram that Rent the Runway wants its business to be “substantive and systematic.”<p></p> <blockquote><div> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6mNuBBztj/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div></div></div><div> <div><div> <div> View this post on Instagram</div></div><div> <div><div> <div> <div> <div></div><div> <div> <div></div><div> <div> <div> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></a> <p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6mNuBBztj/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">We want our actions as a business to be substantive and systematic, so we are doing the slow work to build a clear and sustained long-term strategy to fight systemic racism and make Rent the Runway, and the wider fashion industry, more diverse and anti-racist. \u2063 \u2063 Today, we are donating $100,000 to immediately support organizations combating racial injustice, including @NAACP and @blackvisionscollective. We will also be allocating an additional $1,000,000 to support Black designers through our wholesale, platform and co-manufacturing initiatives, which includes providing design resources, data, mentorship and financial support to create collections for RTR. It is critically important to us that a significant portion of our $1M goes towards launching fashion brands from Black designers who have not had the investment capital to launch on their own. \u2063 \u2063 For too long, the fashion industry has co-opted the style, inspiration and ideas of Black culture without ensuring that Black people are economically compensated for this. Therefore, we will also support @aurorajames’ #15PercentPledge. We are committing today that at least 15% of the fashion talent that we feature and support moving forward are from the Black community, inclusive of the models in our marketing, the ambassadors we use, and the styling talent, photographers, videographers and crews behind the camera. \u2063 \u2063 We know that the Black community is tired of the long-standing racism and violence. We also acknowledge the cyclical nature of society’s attention to moments of such injustice, so we vow to take systematic actions as a business that will last beyond this current moment in time. This is just the start, and we look forward to sharing further details on other plans soon. Our work has just begun.\u2063</a></p></div></blockquote>', 'isIframe': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/migrate-talk980am-185986-7@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/renttherunway/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Rent the Runway</a> (@renttherunway) on Jun 1, 2020 at 7:15pm PDT<p></p><script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"><p>James elaborated that the first step companies should do is completing an audit to find out how much shelf space they currently give black-owned businesses.</script>', 'isIframe': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/migrate-talk980am-185986-8@published'}, {'data': {'text': '"What we are asking is not that tough, and we are here to help these retailers attain that 15% with clear and attainable goals," James added,'}, 'original_ref': 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