Color Line: Polo Ralph Lauren Wrestles With the Issue of Race

“Fashion magnate Ralph Lauren says he first became aware of racial tension within his company after an incident in 1997 at a Long Island sportswear boutique.

A regional manager with Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. dropped by the new Polo Sport store in anticipation of an inspection by an important visitor: Jerome Lauren, Ralph’s older brother and the executive overseeing Polo menswear…”

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