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![Nonprofit Open to All recently welcomed Ben Bridge, Cartier and LVMH in taking its pledge to combat retail racism. 20221219_Open to All logo.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/87e186fc01417d39ff2bf2eaebae0f25.jpg)
The companies were among the retailers that signed nonprofit Open to All’s charter.
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In the final “My Next Question” of 2022, National Jeweler’s editors discuss the year’s top stories and reveal their predictions for 2023.
![The jewelry in the collaboration between Muzo and NYC Jewelry Week’s Here We Are initiative will be sold at Greenwich St. Jewelers exclusively from now through Valentine’s Day 2023. 20221209_Muzo-NYCJW.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/ffc3c5c4c95878ee7c29566310f308f0.jpg)
They will be available exclusively at the retailer through Valentine’s Day 2023.
![Pieces from the 13 BIPOC designers who comprise “The Radiance” the grouping of diamond jewelry capsule collections that debuted at the Couture show earlier this year. Florida retailer Marissa Collections is now carrying The Radiance on its website. 20221207_Radiance Marissa Collections header.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/29a091ad953990ba6b480f7a63c0b803.jpg)
The retailer is now selling the 13 diamond jewelry capsule collections created by BIPOC designers on its website.
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Scholarship winners received awards in six different categories.
![Jennifer Gandia, right, and Christina Gandia Gambale, co-owners of Greenwich St. Jewelers, have been inducted into National Jeweler’s Retailer Hall of Fame in the Single-Store Independent category. (Photo credit: Jason Crowley/BFA) 20221020_Greenwich St header.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/331055ad32b940c286bc82bf9a42742e.jpg)
The sisters have a symbiotic relationship that serves them and their New York City store well.
![Assael’s new campaign features diversity in both gender and ethnicity to showcase how its pearl and coral fine jewelry designs can be worn by anyone. 20221005_Assael-header.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/ec83804febfacf128fe054d6e0e66c8a.jpg)
“Elegance with Attitude” is rolling out now in print and online.
![Sotheby’s “Brilliant & Black: The Age of Enlightenment” exhibition will showcase 70 pieces from 25 contemporary Black jewelry designers at its London gallery from Sept. 22 to Oct. 2. Pictured is an owl cuff from one of the exhibition’s returning designers, Lauren Harwell Godfrey. 20220908_Sothebys-header.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/9e1ed52135959c485390c812b7b897dc.jpg)
The exhibition is larger in scale this year and has a new theme, Enlightenment.
![Dorian Webb is one of the designers who is a part of the Emerging Designers Diamond Initiative, an initiative of the Natural Diamond Council and designer Lorraine Schwartz aimed at creating a more equitable fine jewelry industry. She will be the first of several BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) designers to offer customizable jewelry via Gemist. 20220808_Dorian Webb.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/f1c930ec7730f1e5be6205a0dfe5e64e.jpg)
Dorian Webb, one of the designers in the Emerging Designers Diamond Initiative, will be the first to work with Gemist.
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Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff tells the stories behind the pieces that comprised “The Radiance by Couture.”
![The iconic bridge that connects Brooklyn with Manhattan features prominently in the ring Patricia Carruth made for Rom and Samantha, the winning couple in BIJC’s “Together by Design” contest. 20220711_BIJC contest engagement ring.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/b18a5bf9b2eb4e7ad0734b618e0789ef.jpg)
The winning couple exchanged a 14-karat gold three-stone ring created by Michigan-based designer Patricia Carruth.
![Banter by Piercing Pagoda collaborated with the It Gets Better Project, a nonprofit that supports LGBTQ+ youth, on a “SayGAY” nameplate necklace ($145). 20220624_SayGay Necklace.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/3999a7c6b4bfdc9455f6a8697d62a0a9.jpg)
All proceeds up to $25,000 will benefit the It Gets Better Project, a nonprofit that supports LGBTQ+ youth.
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The recipient will receive up to $17,500 toward a tech-focused certification or program of their choice.
![Seven of the 13 designers in “The Radiance by Couture” group, clockwise from top left: Angely Martinez, Lorraine West, Jules Kim, Khadijah Fulton, Lola Fenhirst, Kassandra Gordon, and Ashley Thorne. 20220603_Radiance group 1.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/f735d45b27dc5bec6e51c8bfd561a0df.jpg)
Premiering at the show, the project consists of capsule collections from 13 BIPOC designers using fully traceable diamonds from De Beers.
The Generating Community Impact fundraiser on June 11 will feature Karine Bah Tahé of Blue Level Training.
![Jeremy Chalchinsky, vice president of sales at Color Source Gems, led a presentation and discussion on selling jewelry to the LGBTQ+ Community at American Gem Society Conclave, which took place last week in Oklahoma City. 20220505_LGBTQ Conclave.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/36a457aa9ab807c9d096178e8502d889.jpg)
Color Source Gems’ Jeremy Chalchinsky covered authentic advertising, anti-discrimination policies, and more during an AGS Conclave session.
![The WJA Foundation will award $25,000 in student scholarships that can be used toward on-campus or online courses offered by GIA Education. 20220323_WJA Scholarships.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/f256bcb29d0aa06b62173aa2d1cdc92b.jpg)
The scholarships will go to those in underrepresented communities, including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ students.
![Patricia Carruth, founder and co-owner of Your Personal Jeweler, is the winning designer in the Black in Jewelry Coalition’s “Together By Design” competition. 20220318_Patricia Carruth.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/3014c5670655ffba48816051bed53c11.jpg)
Patricia Carruth was chosen to craft the ring for the couple who won the love story portion of “Together by Design.”
![Pictured are jewels from Birthright Foundry and Dorian Webb, both of whom are part of the Emerging Designers Diamond Initiative. They’re stocked at the collective’s first physical retailer, New York City’s Greenwich St. Jewelers. 20220215_EDDI-header.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/b97e5c35c67cba76d4605d169dc12085.jpg)
It’s the Emerging Designers Diamond Initiative’s brick-and-mortar debut.
![Reggie Johnson is chief diversity officer and senior vice president at Signet Jewelers. He will lead a panel discussion on racism in retail settings on Feb. 16. 2022_Reggie Johnson.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/4dd9e0e6a8faa3439378c809fc0ff438.jpg)
Chief Diversity Officer and Senior VP Reggie Johnson will head a panel discussion on bias and racism in retail settings on Feb. 16.
![Rio Tinto employees in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where the mining company owns iron ore assets. The company recently issued a report about its workplace culture, detailing accounts of sexual assault and harassment, racism, bullying, and other forms of discrimination. (Image courtesy of Rio Tinto) 20220208_Rio Tinto.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/4a4008bfbfecbece2d2e4e15d3faaeec.jpg)
Employees reported instances of sexual assault and harassment, racism, bullying, and other forms of discrimination.
![The Black in Jewelry Coalition’s I.D.E.A. education program is scheduled to kick off Jan. 19 with “Get Rid of the BS,” hosted by Risha Grant (left). Signet Jewelers’ Reggie Johnson will host a panel discussion on racism in retail on Feb. 16. 011321_BIJC IDEA Risha Reggie.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/4d668a57b644afd1aee84cb8f5766234.jpg)
The first session is scheduled for Jan. 19 and focuses on addressing racial justice and confronting one’s biases.
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The event will be held on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as part of its upcoming trade show.
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They will cover the cost of earning a GIA Graduate Gemologist diploma for two students.