Prdaily iconPrdailyJun 29, 2026

I’ve been the only Black man in the PR room for 6 years. Here’s what that’s costing you.

It's a habit you develop when you're almost always the only one who looks like you.

I’ve been the only Black man in the PR room for 6 years. Here’s what that’s costing you.

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It's a habit you develop when you're almost always the only one who looks like you.

Derrick Sanders is an integrated communications strategist.

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It's a habit you develop when you're almost always the only one who looks like you. Derrick Sanders is an integrated communications strategist. For six years I have walked into PR rooms and counted.

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Not because I wanted to, but because I had to.

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Derrick Sanders is an integrated communications strategist. For six years I have walked into PR rooms and counted.

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