H&M Hires Diversity Leader After Backlash Over Racially Insensitive 'Coolest Monkey' Ad

Last week H&M received intense backlash after releasing a controversial ad featuring a black child wearing a sweatshirt with the slogan "coolest monkey in the jungle." The brand was slammed on social media by a slew of celebrities for being racially insensitive, and two of its collaborators, The Weeknd and G-Eazy, ended their working relationship with the retailer. H&M took the criticism seriously, it says, and has taken steps to address its internal diversity problem. In a Facebook post on Tues...