Courtesy of the Shawn Carter Foundation The Shawn Carter Foundation, with generous support from Toyota Motor North America, is proud to introduce Champions for Financial Legacy (CFFL), a comprehensive financial education initiative designed to empower students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
By Caitlin Hu and Eric Levenson, Virgil Abloh, the acclaimed menswear designer forĀ Louis Vuitton and founder and CEO of Off-White, died Sunday of cancer, according to a post from hisĀ verified Instagram account. He was 41. “We are devastated to announce the passing
By Leah Asmelash, An alum of BeyoncĆ©’s media and management company will lead one of the country’s most prestigious ballet companies — a significant move in a historically White-dominated world. Janet RollĆ©, formerly the general manager of BeyoncĆ©’s Parkwood Entertainment for five
By Skylar Mitchell, In September, when the New York fashion scene converged for the city’s full return to live runway shows since the Covid-19 pandemic, one highly-anticipated brand was visibly absent from the runway. Months after being awarded a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund
By Zachary B. Wolf, We’re living through a life-changing pandemic, an assault on democracy and a reckoning with racial justice. But it’s the economy and inflation souring the overall mood for Americans. There’s plenty of cause for concern on social, political and
By Chris Cillizza, Almost 7 in 10 Americans say they plan to spend Thanksgiving with the same number of people (63%) or even more people (5%) than they did pre-Covid, accordingĀ to new Monmouth University poll numbersĀ — data that suggest people are getting
By Dean Obeidallah Legendary Black radio host Joe Madison is two weeksĀ into a hunger strikeĀ that could become a risk to his health. Madison, 72, is doing it for one reason: To pressure President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress to pass voting
By Madeline Holcombe, Essence magazine has dubbed this the “year of radical self-care,” and to celebrate, it’s featuring three heroes in the world of wellness. The November/December issue of the magazineĀ featuresĀ Simone Biles, Lizzo and Nikole Hannah-Jones on three different cover editions, and
By Betsy Klein, First lady Jill Biden welcomed music star Ciara to the White House Wednesday to discuss theĀ 1, 2 StepĀ process of getting kids vaccinated against Covid-19 as the nation works toĀ Level UpĀ its vaccination rates. The first lady and Ciara will hold
By Leah Asmelash, Hanif Abdurraqib only ever wanted to publish one book, a book of poems. That was it. Now, the poet (and writer, sneakerhead, failed musician and average baker) has written five books in just as many years. His latest, “A
By Kemberly Richardson A young artist from New Jersey who paints powerful works depicting Black culture is about to open his first solo exhibit in Manhattan this weekend. The collection of Tyler Ballon’s works is at the Jeffrey Deitch gallery in SoHo,
