At 22, Illinois native Corey Phillips is making a bid to change how his generation thinks about money. As founder and CEO of Social Storm LLC, he’s turned a personal obsession with investing into a growing platform that teaches financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and professional development, aimed first at young people who rarely see themselves in […]
Marcyliena H. Morgan, linguistic anthropologist and founding director of Harvard University’s Hiphop Archive & Research Institute, has died at 75 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Harvard and family colleagues said she passed on Sept. 28, 2025; the University has since renamed the archive in her honor. Born in Chicago in 1950, Morgan spent her career […]
Diarrha N’Diaye is a Senegalese-American beauty operator and brand builder whose work has helped redraw the industry’s center of gravity toward melanin-rich skin. Raised in Harlem above her mother’s salon, Aminata African Hair Braiding, she grew up inside the culture of beauty before starting her career at L’Oréal and later Glossier, where she honed product, […]
Floyd Mayweather has ignited fresh controversy after declaring unwavering support for Israel while accepting an honor at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership summit in Las Vegas (Oct. 31–Nov. 2). Taking the stage, the retired, undefeated champion vowed he “will always be the voice for the people in Israel,” a line that drew applause in […]
After years of deflecting the frenzy around her outfits, Michelle Obama is finally telling her style story. The former first lady will release The Look on Nov. 4, a photo-rich coffee table book co-written with her longtime stylist Meredith Koop that traces how she used clothing as a tool of message and meaning from the […]
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