Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs response to GM in open letter: ‘If you love us, pay us’
Mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has written a open letter on REVOLT, his cable network’s news site, where he began with a quote from activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
“The same feet these companies use to stand with us in solidarity are the same feet they use to stand on our necks,” Combs wrote.
Combs alluded to a recent letter and advertisement written by Byron Allen of Allen Media Group, which owns and operates theGrio, that called out the racism behind General Motors’ limited spending with Black-owned media companies. GM CEO Mary Barra and General Motors named Revolt as one company that they support in their response.
Combs that statement by saying.
“While REVOLT does receive advertising revenue from GM, our relationship is not an example of success. Instead, REVOLT, just like other Black-owned media companies, fights for crumbs while GM makes billions of dollars every year from the Black community,” he wrote. “Exposing GM’s historic refusal to fairly invest in Black-owned media is not an assassination of character, it’s exposing the way GM and many other advertisers have always treated us. No longer can Corporate America manipulate our community into believing that incremental progress is acceptable action.”
“Corporations like General Motors” Combs continues, “have exploited our culture, undermined our power, and excluded Black entrepreneurs from participating in the value created by Black consumers.”
He goes on to break down the numbers, writing, “In 2019, brands spent $239 billion on advertising. Less than 1% of that was invested in Black-owned media companies. Out of the roughly $3 billion General Motors spent on advertising, we estimate only $10 million was invested in Black-owned media. Only $10 million out of $3 billion!”
“Like the rest of Corporate America,” Combs says, “General Motors is telling us to sit down, shut up and be happy with what we get.”
According to Combs, Corporate America’s refusal to spend with Black-owned media brands is “disrespectful” to a community that spends over $1.4 trillion annually.
“If you love us, pay us! Not a token investment. Not a charity check or donation,” he added. “The time is now! Radical change is the only option. You’re either with us or you are on the other side.”
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