Beauty@Gotham, McCann Worldgroup’s global creative agency dedicated to the lifestyle category, has named Hans Dorsinville as its chief creative officer. He joins the agency–known for work for such clients as Maybelline– with more than 25 years of experience, bringing a track record of creative excellence and meaningful work in inclusivity and empowerment to the team. Prior to joining Beauty@Gotham, Dorsinville was the CCO of Select World. There, he lead the creative division for North America through a creative refresh to position the agency as leaders in helping brands define their unique identity and navigate today’s culture. His last project at Select World was a collaboration with Tracee Ellis Ross for the creation of the digital campaign launch for her natural hair care line, Pattern. Before that, Dorsinville was at Laird + Partners, where he was partner and served as EVP and senior group creative director since the agency’s inception in 2002. Dorsinville was instrumental in creating bold and transformative work for numerous luxury and mass consumer brands in fashion and beauty, such as Donna Karan/DKNY, Coty and Bottega Veneta. Dorsinville’s work on body-positivity yielded the “I’m no angel” campaign for Lane Bryant, which landed him an important role in the documentary straight/curve, a film about the damage caused by the lack of representation of plus size women in the media. Dorsinville has also received multiple recognitions from Cannes Lions, the Effies, and Clios. He is the founder of CCD (Creative Coalition for Diversity), an initiative that increases the visibility of diverse creative professionals….
Kamala Harris Receives Chairman’s Prize At NAACP Image Awards
Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during the tenure of President Donald Trump.
"While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter in our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the oval office nor by the wealthiest among us," Harris said after receiving the NAACP's Chairman's Award. "The American story will be written by you. Written by us. By we the people."
The 56th annual Image Awards was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in the Los Angeles area.
Harris, defeated by Trump in last year's presidential election, was the first woman and the first person of color to serve as vice president. She had previously been a U.S. senator from California and the state's attorney general.
In her first major public appearance since leaving office, Harris did not reference her election loss or Trump's actions since entering the Oval Office, although Trump mocked her earlier in the day at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Harris spoke about eternal vigilance, the price of liberty, staying alert, seeking the truth and America's future.
"Some see the flames on our horizons, the rising waters in our cities, the shadows gathering over our democracy and ask 'What do we do now?'" Harris said. "But we know exactly what to do, because we have done it before. And we will do it again. We use our power. We organize, mobilize. We educate. We advocate. Our power has never come from having an easy path."
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