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For too long the ad industry has kept their jackbooted heels of oppression on the black population of America in an attempt to keep them out of the fiery depths of hell reserved soley for high-level ad execs.
That time has passed.
The city’s Human Rights Commission found that hiring of black workers had barely improved since an inquiry found similar problems 40 years ago. Of 8,000 employees working for 16 agencies the commission examined, Patricia L. Gatling, chairwoman of the commission, said about 22 percent make more than $100,000 a year, and only 2.5 percent of those are black.
Faced with the findings, nearly a dozen agencies, including those owned by the Interpublic Group of Companies and the WPP Group, have promised to set numerical goals for increasing black representation on their creative and managerial staffs and to report on their progress each year.
Now Hiring: High-level ad executive
Qualifications: Black and absence of a soul a+
Ad Firms to Hire More Black Managers in City [NYT]
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