
Future of: Race in the Advertising Industry
Mill Talk is a new podcast exploring trends, big ideas and creative works that relate to advertising, production and the digital arts. Drawing on insights from leading names across a variety of industries and disciplines, Mill Talk is for artists, directors, innovators, technologists, and thinkers who bring extraordinary ideas to life.

‘Urgent need’: How agencies are deploying diversity and inclusion execs, forming new councils to create more equitable companies
In June, following a call to action by Black employees in advertising, agencies and holding companies began to release employee data with regard to race, which shed a light on the glaring lack of diversity at agencies particularly in mid-level and C-Suite roles.

Ep 24. How can we build diversity and change the system?
On this episode of GET TO KNOW YOU, we discuss another thought-provoking topic; ‘How can we build diversity and change the system?’. This week, I’ll be sitting down with Keni Thacker. He is the Chief Creative Officer and founder of 100 Roses From Concrete, the premier network for men of colour in advertising, marketing media and public relations.

IC Park Careers Podcast
The IC Park Careers Podcast series at Ithaca College (IC) features conversations on the media and communications industry/professions. IC students Savannah Dames IC'22, Julia Batista IC'22, Elena Chang IC'21 and Teddy Bryne IC'21 invite alumni across the Roy H. Park School of Communications to discuss their career journey.

Real Talk with Roshini - Keni Thacker
Keni Thacker founded 100 Roses from Concrete to be a platform where people of color in the advertising industry could connect, collaborate, & grow. He hopes it can help move people into the upper echelon in his industry and be an inclusion model for other industries
Media releases
Check out our latest announcements about our organization, events, and programs.
(RR will provide the PR release re: 501c3 status)
Press Kit
Welcome journalists. Below are a few paragraphs about 100RFC – plus downloadable pics of our founder, Keni Thacker and our logo. Hit us up if you’d like an interview or need quotes about exactly how 100RFC continues to help people of color in advertising, marketing, media, and public relations industries and how 100RFC is changing the industry.
ABOUT 100 ROSES FROM CONCRETE
What began as a hand-picked group of men in the ad, media and public relations industries to connect, collaborate and grow as professionals of color evolved into a nonprofit organization focused on bringing real, positive change in industries historically known to lack diversity, equity and inclusion. The organization, founded by Adweek Change Creator of the Year, DEI industry leader, Keni Thacker, began including women into their ranks on January 1st, 2021. 100RFC became nationally known for its Covid-19 response called The G.R.O.W.T.H. Initiative, a virtual summer agency program for diverse students who lost their internships during the pandemic.