A swimwear brand put it in writing. On company email. "We would not collab with black people this campaign." Niasia Boykin, founder of talent agency Brownstone Collective, shared the screenshot publicly — and called it exactly what it is: "This is racial discrimination. It is illegal. And it happens in influencer marketing more than anyone wants to admit, usually just more quietly than this." Cupshe fired the employee and apologized. But the apology never once mentioned racism. And people immediately noticed something else — the brand's website features virtually no Black women at all. Then came the second gut punch. When some users demanded Boykin share the full email address as "proof," Black women online had to remind people that a Black woman shouldn't have to jump through hoops to be believed about racism that's sitting right in front of everyone's faces. The discrimination Black creators face in influencer marketing is real, documented, and ongoing. Niasia just has the receip...