The Instagram page 'Black at Nike' lets employees vent about race issues. Those athletes were white with accolades that paled in comparison, which made me think were we celebrating perceived beauty or wins?”Reached for comment last week, Nike spokesperson Sandra Carreon-John told FN that the company has been working aggressively over the past few years to enhance D&I, as well as overall race relations across all levels of its organization.Among Nike’s programs, Carreon-John pointed to the “Speak Up” portal, which “offers employees the opportunity to report concerns, ask questions or follow up on issues they’ve raised.” (The website can be used anonymously.) : @giovanni_giannoni_photoBurberry is ramping up its accessories strategy with its first bag campaign, spotlighting the brand's new signature Pocket bag — and a naked Bella Hadid.⁣ The idea was to evoke a "feline femininity" and pay homage to Thomas Burberry, who was the first to introduce the animal kingdom concept by choosing an emblem of a knight on a horse as his brand's logo.⁣ ⁣ The fashion industry has a lot of work to do when it comes to reducing its impact on climate change.⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Shortly before the page was wiped clean, its creator warned followers that the account might vanish, citing similar situations at sister Instagram handles, Women at Nike and LGBT at Nike, which also “vanished.”Sources have indicated to FN that they suspect Nike is behind the erasure of the various accounts, which shared unfavorable allegations against the brand’s leadership on issues of racial discrimination, diversity and inclusion.In an email exchange with FN today, a spokesperson for Nike said the company was not involved in the removal of the accounts.“We have no knowledge of who owns the accounts or why they were taken down,” the spokesperson said.Last week, FN reported on the existence of the Black at Nike account, which had several thousand followers and a few dozen posts, and served as a testament to the challenges that large global organizations, in particular, face in addressing matters of race and inclusion at all levels.“I used to work at the Nike Employee Store and my [manager] would call me a different name EVERY SINGLE DAY,” read one post on the Instagram page. One day, a white manager came into the stockroom, laughed and said, ‘You guys are always playing black people music — don’t you listen to anything else? They include Hadid, who is appearing in a Burberry campaign for the second time; makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench; stylist Katy England, and photography duo Inez Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.⁣ This article was originally written in 2016 and has been updated using Nike’s latest figures, plus Instagram trends + media. Nike had 117.4 million followers on Instagram … ⁣⁣ After posting alleged reports of racism and microaggressions provided by current and former employees at An e-mail from WWD to the Black at Nike creators bounced back Thursday as undeliverable.

Less than a week after FN first reported on the Instagram account On Wednesday, all posts on the account, which was created last month to compile stories of purported worker experiences at the Swoosh, disappeared. “I would always correct him and he would knowingly still do it.”Another social media user recounted: “From 2015 – 2018 I worked at Nike The Grove. “Nike can no longer turn a blind eye to the racism that is happening on their watch, every single day at WHQ in Beaverton, Ore., and in their stores around the world.”One of the @BlackatNike posts referred to a current white female vice president, who allegedly referred to tennis ace Serena Williams (a Nike-sponsored athlete) as “scary” to some consumers. But that may not be the best move.⁣⁣ ⁣ Social media and advertising cookies of third parties are used to offer you social media functionalities and personalized ads. Many have been laid off due to retaliation.

Nike had 117.4 million followers on Instagram as of Thursday afternoon.Set up to amplify Black voices of current and former Nike staffers, the Black at Nike group encouraged staffers of color to send their stories via a Google link to the non-Nike-affiliated site. The account, Black at Nike, first posted on June 24 and had been populated with more than 70 posts and gained more. © 2020 Fairchild Publishing, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC.Please fill out this field with valid email address. Just like many other companies right now, Nike has been under attack recently with allegations of racism across their brand. An anonymous Instagram account that was allowing some current and former employees of Nike to post allegations of racism and mistreatment within the company has vanished and the sports apparel company is saying it had nothing to do with it, according to Business Insider. ⁣ … this manager was reported twice to HR for their racist and insensitive comments. ⁣

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