Prada has reached an agreement with New York City to promote greater diversity and cultural sensitivity within the company and the fashion industry as a whole following a 2018 scandal in which it was accused of selling a line of blackface trinkets
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The high-end retailer's executives and workers will be required to undergo anti-discrimination, diversity, inclusion, and racial equity training. The company also agreed to hire more people of color to work in positions throughout its business, according to Tuesday's agreement with the New York City Commission on Human Rights.
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