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Rahul Sachitanand
May 18, 2021

Cannes Lions under fire for lack of diversity

Abraham Abbi Asefaw, ousted dean of the Roger Hatchuel Academy learning program at Cannes, decries the decision to leave the program's leadership devoid of people of colour

An image included in Asefaw's social-media posts on the matter

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