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McDonald's Change of Fashion Program is helping boost the careers of five rising black designers.

Why does it matter?

We asked fashion journalist Zoe Washington.

Black culture has a major influence on fashion that helps the industry generate $350 billion

in the U.S. alone, but only 7.3% of American designers are black.

So, McDonald's is helping boost the careers of five rising black designers.

Learn more on IG at We Are Golden.

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People know if you are a long time listener of the pod.

Even if you just started listening to the past three months, I've said it like six times already. My white goat is Sean Evans. I love him from Hot Ones. I think he's literally the best person ever. And we're birthday twins. but I just cannot deny that this man right here, I'm like, wait, I've been sleeping on him.

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