(Pictured above: Antoine Gregory, Mackenzie Harding, Corey Smith, Kareem Gayle, and Jirah Joshua)
Wednesday, February 25 · 5–8 pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Join us for an engaging discussion with Black creative industry leaders and entrepreneurs. Afterward, connect with fellow alumni and students over light refreshments. Don’t miss this opportunity to network and share ideas with voices shaping the future of the creative economy.
Moderator
Mackenzie Harding, Advertising and Marketing Communications BS '24, member, FIT Alumni Advisory Council, former president, FIT Black Student Union
Panelists
Kareem Gayle, senior vice president of human resources, North America at Parfums Christian Dior,, Board Member, FIT Foundation
Antoine Gregory, Fabric Styling BFA '17, creative director and founder, Black Fashion Fair
Jirah Joshua, designer and director of Room–file, a New York and London-based interior design studio
Corey Smith, vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion, LVMH Inc., Board Member, FIT Foundation
Before the panel discussion, guests will have the opportunity to view Welcome Home, an exhibition of painting, sculpture, and photography organized by FIT's Black Student Union (BSU)—and to meet the curators and participating artists. This year’s theme explores returning, rebuilding, and reclaiming displaced spaces—and how creativity allows us to redefine home.
This event is part of FIT's official Black History Month programming, hosted in collaboration with FIT's Black Student Union (BSU), The Social Justice Center at FIT, and FIT Alumni Relations.