For Part 3 of your project, you will write a ​Letter to the Editor ​answering the question: ​Why is diverse

representation
important?

Diverse representation: ​Ensuring all groups of people (including people of all races) are equally represented within an
institution.

Below is a list of 10 organizations and institutions that have histories of neglecting diverse representation (meaning, all
of these organizations have prioritized whiteness instead of diversity). Read about each organization, and with your
group members, choose the organization you will write to about why they should include diverse representation.

Organization/Institution Diversity Issue Source for further Contact Information for

reading Organization Leader
(Editor, CEO, President, etc.)

1. ​Trail Runner Magazine Running is often considered a From Editor-in-Chief: Michael

“predominantly white sport,” RunnersWorld.com: Benge
and the sport of trail running is https://www.runne 1101 Village Rd,
quite white-washed. ​Trail Runner Carbondale, CO 81623
rsworld.com/runner
Magazine ​has only featured
three Black individuals on its s-stories/a2902017 mbenge@bigstonepub.com
cover in the past twenty years. 8/joe-gray-diversity
-in-running/

2. ​W Magazine In 2016, ​W Magazine​ was From Huffington Editor-in-Chief: Sara

accused of editing Zendaya and Post: Moonves
Willow Smith’s skin tone on their https://www.huffin 1 World Trade Center, Fl 32
cover to make them appear gtonpost.ca/2016/0 New York, NY 10007
whiter -- literal “white-washing.” 3/10/zendaya-w-ma
gazine-whitewash_ contact@wmagazine.com
n_9428996.html

3. International Game
Developers Association
Information published by the From Amt-Lab.org: Executive Director of IGDA:
International Game Developers https://amt-lab.org Renee Gittens
Association states that only 1% /blog/2019/10/gen 1 Eglinton Ave. East,
of game developers are Black. der-amp-ethnic-div Suite 705
However, 71% of Black teenagers ersity-in-video-gam Toronto, ON M4P 3A1
have stated that they play video es-exploring-core-g Canada
games, meaning game ames-inclusivity-pro
developers do not represent the blem info@igda.org
diversity of video gamers.
Organization/Institution Diversity Issue Source for further Contact Information for
reading Organization Leader (Editor,
CEO, President, etc.)

4. ​Vogue Magazine Vogue Magazine has a history of From Editor-in-Chief: Anna

white-washing Black celebrities Colorlines.com: Wintour
on their covers. Both their covers https://www.colorli Conde Nast
of Rihanna (2011) and Naomi nes.com/articles/rih 1 World Trade Center
Campbell (2013) demonstrate anna-goes-white-an New York, NY 10007
editing to make their skin tones d-blonde-new-vogu
appear lighter. e-uk-cover contact@vogue.com

From
TheFashionSpot.co
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hionspot.com/buzz-
news/latest-news/3
46109-cover-photo
grapher-marcin-tysz
ka-responds-to-acc
usations-that-naomi
-campbell/

5. Sony Pictures People of minority races make up From The CEO: Tony Vinciquerra
Entertainment more than 36% of the US Washington Post: Sony Pictures Studios
population, but represented only https://www.washi 10202 West Washington
10% of lead characters in movies. ngtonpost.com/busi Boulevard
Furthermore, the top leaders of ness/economy/holl Culver City, CA 90232
the five biggest movie studios in ywoods-race-proble
the US are white. The co-chair of m-an-insular-indust tony_vinciquerra@spe.sony.c
Sony Pictures Entertainment, ry-struggles-to-chan om
Amy Pascal, was caught in 2014 ge/2014/12/19/d87
making light of this disparity 0df04-8625-11e4-9
when emails were released of 534-f79a23c40e6c_
her making fun of President story.html
Obama’s hypothetical taste in
films, stereotypically naming only
movies with leading Black men.
Organization/Institution Diversity Issue
6. L’Oreal Haircare & L’Oreal was accused in 2008 of
Cosmetics white-washing Beyonce in their
ad campaign. Beyonce appears in
an ad for a L’Oreal hair
highlighting kit, and the company
seems to have digitally lightened
her hair & skin.
7. Cornell University There is above average diversity
among the student body at Ivy
League school Cornell University:
only 39.3% of students identify
as white, while the remaining
60.7% of students identify as
non-white. However, staff &
faculty do not represent similar
diversity. 81% of faculty at
Cornell are white, meaning only
19% of staff are non-white. This
creates a huge racial disparity
between students and staff.
8.​ Elle Magazine In 2010, ​Elle Magazine​ was
criticized for their editing of
actress Gabourey Sidibe on their
cover. Her skin was noticeably
lightened, and the photo was
cropped in a way that seems to
hide her full-figured body. The
other actresses depicted on the
cover of ​Elle ​in the same month
(three white women celebrities)
did not have their photos
cropped.
Source for further Contact Information for
reading Organization Leader (Editor,
CEO, President, etc.)
From MarieClaire: CEO: Jean-Paul Agon
https://www.marie L’Oreal USA
claire.co.uk/news/c 10 Hudson Yards,
elebrity-news/beyo 347 10th Avenue
nce-lightened-for-l- New York, NY 10001
oreal-184335
jean-paul.agon@loreal.com
From President of Cornell
CollegeFactual.com: University: Martha E. Pollack
https://www.colleg 300 Day Hall
efactual.com/colleg Cornell University
es/cornell-universit Ithaca, NY 14853
y/student-life/diver president@cornell.edu
sity/
From ABCNews: Editor-in-Chief: Nina Garcia
300 W 57th St
https://abcnews.go. New York, NY 10019
com/Entertainment
/gabourey-sidibes-e contactus@elle.com
lle-magazine-cover- ngarcia@hearst.com
raises-controversy/s
tory?id=11644132
Organization/Institution Diversity Issue Source for further Contact Information for
reading Organization Leader (Editor,
CEO, President, etc.)

9. WNBA team Atlanta The WNBA team Atlanta Dream From Insider.com: Commissioner of WNBA:
Dream is co-owned by Republican https://www.inside Cathy Englebert
senator, Kelly Loeffler, who is an r.com/wnba-stars-e 645 5th Avenue
avid opponent of Black Lives ndorse-dream-own New York, NY 10022
Matter. Loeffler, who is white, er-kelly-loefflers-se
co-owns a team that is nate-race-opponent
predominantly Black, meaning -2020-8
she is actively profiting off of
Black athletes even though she
does not support their rights and
values.

10. Bon Appetit Magazine Bon Appetit records videos of From Vox.com: Editor-in-Chief as of August
& Website chefs from their company https://www.vox.co 2020: Dawn Davis
cooking signature dishes. The m/the-goods/21287 Conde Nast
company was accused in early 732/bon-appetit-so 1 World Trade Center
2020 of having chefs of color film hla-adam-rapoport- New York, NY 10007
videos of their “diverse” cooking resigned-duckor-fo
for no extra pay, while white od-racism askba@bonappetit.com
chefs received extra pay for
videos they filmed. The former
editor of the magazine resigned
in 2020 after this situation and
when a photo of him wearing
brownface surfaced online.