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Clinton Campaign Hires Black Owned Advertising Firm

  By: Lauren Victoria Burke

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has hired Burrell Communications, an African American advertising and media firm. 



Based in Chicago and Los Angeles, the firm is owned by two African American women, McGhee Williams Osse and Faye Ferguson, both seasoned marketing and advertising professionals. 

Burrell Communications, founded in 1971, will assist the campaign…

"The loss of a black boy is a loss for America and the world". We are proud to share that for the past couple of months, Burrell Communications Group has been hard at work on a new initiative to help others view black people in a more positive light. Black is Human was created to provide a glimpse of the African American experience through stories often unheard. Black is Human takes an honest look at the Black community, celebrates its spirit and illuminates a truer picture. We are emphasizing the reality of black lives in America with our new Youtube video series that dispels stereotypes about black boys, and emphasizes how talented and important their lives are. Check us out on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, and join in the conversation with the #BlackisHuman hashtag.

Through the rainy, rainy thundering weather of Chicago today I managed to get to Burrell with my Copy Writing I class.

Modern advertising pounds away at all groups, but blacks are most susceptible, Mr. Burrell maintains. "The buy buy, now now sales pitches are all around. We are flooded with offers to purchase every day and every minute. Messages are in magazines, and on billboards, radio, TV, the internet, bus kiosks, T-shirts, taxi roofs, tote bags, blimps, and stuffed in envelopes with the bills for the stuff we've already bought.