Eva Longoria to be Recognized with the Beacon Award Presented by ADWEEK

ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, announced their 2019 Honorees and Nominees at ADCOLOR Live in the Facebook Live Studios.

The organization also announced the 2019 class of ADCOLOR FUTURES, a program that chooses the best and brightest professionals who are one to three years into their career to attend the annual conference and awards show which will take place September 6th through the 8th at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

Actor, director, producer and activist, Eva Longoria was recognized as the 2019 Beacon Award presented by ADWEEK, the leading resource for the brand marketing and advertising community.  “There is no better honoree to set the tone of Adweek’s inaugural Beacon Award than Eva Longoria,” said Lisa Granatstein, Editor, SVP, Programming, Adweek. “From her formidable seven-year-old Eva Longoria Foundation that empowers Latinas via STEM education and entrepreneurship to her leadership role calling for diversity in Hollywood, Eva’s remarkable accomplishments are both authentic and action-oriented.” The inaugural Beacon Award honors talent who uses their celebrity as a catalyst to change the status quo in the quest for diversity and inclusion. In May, ADCOLOR and Adweek partnered on the first Champion awards and celebration recognizing the fearless leaders and rising stars in marketing and media who embody ADCOLOR’s call to “Rise Up. Reach Back.”

The announcement took place at the Facebook Live Studios and was hosted by Dana Blair, on-air host, correspondent and entrepreneur, along with Tiffany R. Warren, ADCOLOR Founder and President and members of the ADCOLOR community.

The 13th Annual ADCOLOR Awards will highlight and honor the achievements of African-American, American Indian/Native American, Asian Pacific-American, Hispanic/Latino and LGBTQ professionals, as well as spotlighting diversity and inclusion champions in the creative industries.

“I’m so inspired by the collective achievements, energy and the ways in which the 2019 Honorees, Nominees and FUTURES have taken a stand in their professional and personal lives,” said ADCOLOR Founder and President Tiffany R. Warren. “The 13th Annual ADCOLOR Awards in September will provide us with an opportunity to express the ways in which ADCOLOR honorees, nominees ad FUTURES ‘Took A Stand,’ in line with this year’s theme. I can’t wait to celebrate the remarkable ways they have risen up and reached back with our ADCOLOR community and beyond.”

The ADCOLOR Award Nominees and Honorees are carefully selected from a large population of diverse influencers across the creative industries. The finalists are chosen by the individual’s representation of ADCOLOR’s motto, “Rise Up and Reach Back” and ways they took a stand in line with this year’s conference and awards theme. Those honored not only excel in their own careers, but also give back to the community and support their peers. Their goal is to create a network of diverse professionals to encourage and celebrate one another.

Please join September 6th through 8th for ADCOLOR 2019. Registration is now open and early bird pricing ends July 1st. Visit ADCOLOR.org for more details.

Below you can find the full list of Nominees, Honorees and FUTURES for this year’s ADCOLOR Awards.

ADCOLOR 2019 Partners 
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Omnicom Group, DIAGEO, Procter & Gamble, Verizon Media, Wieden+Kennedy, Apple, Spotify, TBWA\ Worldwide, American Express, NBCUniversal, Ogilvy, Twitter, 72andSunny, DDB Worldwide, Deutsch Inc., Disney Advertising Sales, Edelman, Pandora, 72andSunny, Anomaly, Apple Music, Beats By Dre, BMW, Buzzfeed, DAS Global Group of Companies, Digitas, FCB, HBO, LOL Network, McCann New York, Omnicom Media Group, Pinterest, Publicis Groupe, Publicis Health Group, RGA, Trip Advisor, Zambezi

ADCOLOR Corporate Members 
72andSunny, Ad Club of New York, American Advertising Federation, BBDO NY, Deutsch Inc., Dieste, Droga5, Facebook, Hearst Magazines, MSL Group, Stephen Kim, TBWA\ Worldwide, Wieden+Kennedy

The 2019 ADCOLOR Nominees are as follows:

The Ad of the Year 
Campaign: Love Has No Labels – “Rising” 
Client: Ad Council 
Agency: R/GA

Campaign: “Changing The Game” 
Client: Microsoft 
Agency: McCann NY

Campaign: “Dream Crazy” 
Client: Nike 
Agency: Wieden+Kennedy

Campaign: “An Open Mind Is The Best Look” 
Client: Nordstrom 
Agency: Droga5

Campaign: “Truth Is Worth It – Perseverance” 
Client: NY Times 
Agency: Droga5

Change Agent

• Vincent Pierson, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Minor League Baseball
• Alexandra Siegel, Senior Manager, Equality Content, Narrative, and Marketing, Salesforce
• Sherice Torres, Marketing Director, Google

Rockstar

• Dhane Scotti, Integrated Consumer Marketing Lead for Pixel, Google
• Michael Warner, Chief Relationship Officer | Partner, EGAMI Group
• Krystle Watler, Head of Business Development, Virtue

Innovator

• Shala Akintunde, Creative Director/ Founder, The Movement Worldwide
• Antionette Carroll, President and CEO (Founder), Creative Reaction Lab
• LaToya Drake, Global Outreach Lead, Google

Rising Star

• Julian Gillian, Senior Art Director, Leo Burnett Chicago
• Tiffany Golden, Associate Producer, Wieden+Kennedy
• Mariano Pintor, Account Supervisor / Social Media, McCann NY

ADCOLOR in Tech

• Brendan Chan, Program Manager, CS Education, Google
• Danielle Lee, VP, Global Head of Partner Solutions, Spotify
• Stacey Mahoney, Global Sales Strategist, Microsoft

MVP

• TONL & NIKE
• R/GA & The AD Council
• Google, Inc. & UN Women

The 2019 ADCOLOR Honorees are as follows:

Beacon Award presented by ADWEEK

• Eva Longoria, Actress, Producer, Director, Philanthropist

Legend Awards

• Steve Pamon, Chief Operating Officer, Parkwood Entertainment
• Helen Lin, Chief Digital Officer, Publicis Media
• Ted Chung, Founder & Chairman, Cashmere Agency

Catalyst Awards

• Gold House
• AdFellows, a program of Verizon
• The Curly Girl Collective

Advocate Award

• Don Lemon, Host “CNN Tonight

Lifetime Achievement Awards

• Hector Orci, Founder & Co-Chairman, Orci
• Sheldon Levy, Former SVP, Deputy/Associate Head of Production, Saatchi & Saatchi NY

ADCOLOR/One Club Creative Awards

• Robert Wong, Chief Creative Officer, Google
• Brandon Rochon, Managing Chief Creative Officer, Kastner & Partners and Founder & Chief Creative Officer, SNKRINC.

Mx. ADCOLOR

• Joon Park, Cultural Strategist, Sparks + Honey

Ms. ADCOLOR

• Brittany Johnson, Creative Strategist, Facebook

The 2019 FUTURES are as follows:

• Ace Patterson, Consumer Marketing Operations Manager, Facebook
• Alex Harris, Partner Manager, Facebook
• Alex Studer, Account Executive, Deutsch
• Alexandra Givan, Government Communications Manager, Comcast
• Aniqua Hendricks, Multicultural Media Strategist, Hearts & Science
• Barbara Gonzales, Assistant Manager of PR and Social Media, Ad Council
• Bryan Stromer, Communications Manager, Microsoft
• Gloria Lin, Community Manager, Edelman
• Helena Berhane, Strategic Planner, Fluent360
• James Ramseur, Assistant Comms and Media Planner, Wieden+Kennedy
• Jorge Tajj Badil-Abish, Junior Copywriter, FCB West
• Julian Soto, Copy Supervisor, Patients & Purpose
• Kelly Garcia, Copywriter, Ogilvy
• Kevin Lam, Senior Product Designer, Elephant
• Keyon Branch, Digital Media Planner, OMD
• Maimouna Siby, Marketing Strategist, Squarespace
• Makeda Loney, Copywriter, FCB Chicago
• Nagini Reddy, Junior Graphic Designer, Wieden+Kennedy
• Nicole Dei, Account Coordinator, HBO
• Omar Wilson, Account Manager, Facebook
• Pilar McQuirter, Talent Program Manager, Havas WorldWide Chicago
• Samrawit Seifu, Associate Creative, Buzzfeed
• Sayid Abdullaev, Product Marketing Manager, YouTube
• Selly Sallah, Sponsorship Marketing Associate, NPR
• Shantae Howell, Creative Strategist, Vox Media
• Tatiana Britt, Assistant Account Executive
• Veronica Peñaloza-Wolfermann, Account Manager, Facebook
• Victoria Onuzuruike, Assistant Producer, Ogilvy

For more information, please visit: www.adcolor.org and follow @adcolor across all social media.

SOURCE: ADCOLOR

The brand will close its stores on Earth Day, launch a global petition to make Earth Day an officially recognized holiday and celebrate exploration through city takeovers across the globe

Beginning today, The North Face will activate “Explore Mode” in major cities leading up to Earth Day on Monday, April 22. Throughout the week, The North Face will partner with musicians, artists and culinary influencers to host a series of one-of-a-kind experiences that encourage people to disconnect digitally and engage with their surroundings.

SOURCE: The North Face

RAVE Reviews, the innovative site that publishes entertaining rankings based on advanced data-driven analysis, has published a ranking series of the “Best Hair Straighteners,” available at:

https://www.ravereviews.org/women/best-hair-straighteners/.

You’ve probably been there before. The plan was to spend time straightening your hair to perfection so that you could strut out of your house in supermodel fashion. Yet, an hour later, you stumble out of your house burned and looking like a crow tried to nest in your hair. Forget your subpar straightener. Your hair is a diva and demands more. This is why RAVE Reviews put together a ranking of the best straighteners to ensure you are equipped with the best of the best.

The perfect straightener is different for everyone. Frequency of usage, hair thickness, and hair texture are all factors that need to be taken into account in order to select the ideal straightener. RAVE’s number one choice, the Furden Two-In-One Straightener, does the job wonderfully for most people. As some hair has very particular needs, however, RAVE highlighted the best straightener for everyday use, thick hair, fine hair, and for those working on a budget. This ranking outlines the tools you need for that supermodel look. It’s time to get your strut back.

Flat irons are one of the most versatile styling tools, but they can seriously damage your hair if you’re not using the right one,” said Hillary Miller, Managing Editor for RAVE Reviews. “Whether you’re looking to straighten, create beachy waves, or get tighter curls, a good straightener can do it all — without frying your hair in the process. That’s what we wanted to highlight in this ranking.”

In determining which straighteners to feature, RAVE compared reviews from sources across the internet and took into account multiple factors such as price, materials, technology, feel, effectiveness, and more.

The full list of featured products includes:

Agave Healing Vapor Iron – Los Angeles, California

Bio Ionic Onepass Straightening Iron, 1 Inch, Black – Staten Island, New York

BylissPRO Nano Titanium-Plated Ultra-Thin Straightening Iron – Stamford, Connecticut

Drybar Tress Press Flatiron – Brentwood, California

FHI Brands Platform Tourmaline Ceramic Professional Hair Styling Iron – Norwalk, California

Furiden 2 in 1 – Shenzhen, China

ghd Platinum White Styler – Leeds, United Kingdom

HAI Gold Convertible – Chino, California

HSI Professional Glider – Hialeah, Florida

KIPOZI Pro Flat Iron – Zhuhai, China

Remington Pro 1″ Digital Heat Flat Iron – DeForest, Wisconsin

T3 Singlepass Luxe – Venice, California

RAVE Reviews is an authoritative and entertaining guide for consumer goods, entertainment, and travel. It’s not a product review site or a lifestyle magazine. But if those two met on an online dating site, 9 months later, you’d have RAVE Reviews.

SOURCE: RAVE Reviews