The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has created a separate Black advisory board responsible for all its efforts on inclusivity, diversity and equality. This board will be led by CaSandra Diggs, President.

The board will be chaired by executive board vice chairwoman, Tracy Reese and include Samira Nasr, editor-in Chief, Harper’s Bazaar; Bozoma Saint John, Chief Marketing Officer, Netflix; Stacie Henderson, Cofounder, Fashion Tech Connectsand Martin Cooper, CFDA member and co-founder, The Punctilious Mr. P’s Place Cards Company as its members

The CFDA has also appointed Bonnie Morrison to a newly created role to lead the strategy and execution of CFDA equity program initiatives with the goal of building opportunities for Black creatives and professionals in fashion.

In this role, Morrison will help support and execute new initiatives including the newly created CFDA task force and talent placement program made for Black creatives and professionals in the American fashion industry. In June, CFDA had announced that it would launch a series of new initiatives to combat systemic racism in the fashion industry in response to ongoing protests and public outcry against racism in the United States.