Food and beverage
June 28, 2022
Hennessy highlights Black excellence through Cognac and chess. Image credit: Hennessy
By Nora Howe
LVMH-owned Cognac brand Hennessy U.S. is continuing in its pursuit of promoting Black excellence through a series of spots dedicated to Maurice Ashley, the world’s first Black chess grandmaster.
{"ct":"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","iv":"fc9e8472dec8c8e82fb6ceb2988f93b2","s":"169da627ac18173b"}
Share your thoughts. Click here