H&M hires diversity leader following ‘monkey hoodie’ fiasco
January 17, 2018
H&M, the Swedish fast-fashion chain, announced via Facebook that it has hired an executive to lead its diversity initiative. The retailer recently came under criticism after it posted an ad of a black child wearing a hoodie bearing the phrase “coolest monkey in the jungle.”
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