Today, Gucci unveiled an expansion of its $6.5 million Gucci Changemakers grants and scholarships program.
, who scripted it, and Chance Chamblin, who directed it. Murphy and Phillips are also gay, inspiring a younger queer generation, including Payne, who pursued flowers despite everyone in his life pushing him toward football.
“Let’s be honest,” said Murphy. “A lot of the times when these projects get designed, it’s usually a white-run firm or a group of white people with a sprinkle of Black or brown people. But we have a pretty Black and brown team. And as a Black gay man, I didn’t have anything like this. Now this next generation, they’re getting a chance to bring their dreams to life earlier.”
An oversized wall hanging of artfully rendered human hair is artist Trice Clark's tribute to natural black beauty, supported by Design Core Detroit, a Gucci Changemaker nonprofit grant recipient.Hardison, who has been crusading for racial justice for decades, said she’s immensely proud. “You’d think something happens like the pandemic and that would shut a lot of things down, but it didn’t,” she said. “This came alive.
Phillips knows the significance. “Years ago—even one year ago—this just wasn’t a thing. We used to talk about race only in regard to models. Now Joshua exists. We have built the blueprint for what change and social good can and should look like,” he said.
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