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C4SC x APOC Store Are Raising Funds To Tackle Racism and Discrimination

APOC Store, an online marketplace for fashion, design and art, has teamed up with Creatives 4 Systematic Change (C4SC) on a fundraiser dedicated to helping the AAPI community.The upcoming initiative will feature the work of more than 60 designers and artists from APOC Store as well as other independent designers. Each creative will donate one piece of item each to an online raffle, which customers can enter for £10 GBP (approximately $14 USD) for the chance to win some of the offerings. Instead...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Sat, 12 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE
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One Year Later, Nike Breaks Down $140M USD Investment in America's Black Community

Around one year ago, Nike Inc. pledged to invest a total sum of $140 million USD in America's Black community, in a joint commitment with Jordan Brand and Converse. The footwear giant has now released a breakdown of its investment so far, as well as its future plans.At the time of the initial announcement on June 5 2020, an official statement from Nike Inc. President and CEO John Donahoe explained that, "the Nike Inc. family can always do more but will never stop striving to role model how a div...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Fri, 11 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE
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From Shakespeare to RuPaul Charles: A Brief History of Drag

Since RuPaul's Drag Race began airing in 2009, the art of drag has slowly yet steadily entered the mainstream. No longer appreciated solely by the LGBTQ+ community, drag queens have become some of the world's most venerated pop culture icons, fronting magazine covers, music videos and ad campaigns.However, drag hasn't always been a widely accepted practice. In honor of Pride Month, HYPEBAE CN is shining a light on the history of drag and and its roots in the LGBTQ+ community. Before RuPaul Char...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Thu, 10 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE
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Obama Discusses the Complicated Reality of Cancel Culture

Speaking with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Barack Obama summed up his thoughts on cancel culture, a hotly debated topic among Gen-Z and Boomers alike.Discussing his daughters' generation, the former president praised younger folks for their increased awareness of social injustice: "What you and I might have tolerated as ‘Yeah, that’s sort of how things are,’ their attitude is, ‘Why? Let’s change it,’” he said. The politician went on to directly address the nuances of cancel culture, ackn...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Wed, 09 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE