Visit Beloit, residents agree to promote diversity in marketing material


Visit Beloit, residents agree to promote diversity in marketing material


BELOIT — A meeting over the weekend regarding citizen concerns of a perceived lack of diversity in tourism marketing for Beloit should lead to change following a productive dialogue, Visit Beloit officials and residents say.

Beloit native and Janesville resident Carrie Harrell-Payton took issue with a promotional quality of life video produced by Visit Beloit after it was shown at a Concerned Black Citizens meeting last fall.

Harrell-Payton, along with residents Lexi Payton and Jackie Jackson, met with Visit Beloit Executive Director Celestino Ruffini and Visit Beloit Board Chair Ann Sitrick Joyce to voice concerns for a lack of diversity in highlighting the city’s events....

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