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Kimberly Wilson
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From NBA All-Star To The Mecca: John Wall Returns To D.C. As Howard University’s President Of Basketball Operations
John Wall spent nine seasons making Washington, D.C. fall in love with him, and apparently the feeling was mutual. The five-time NBA All-Star has been…
ESScent Of The Week: If You’ve Written Off Chocolate Fragrances, LEDDA’s 21 Velvet Ganache Might Just Change Your Mind
Chocolate and I have a complicated history… but only in fragrance. In real life however, I’ve never turned down chocolate in absolutely any form. Not…
Op-Ed: I Built The Business, Secured The Contracts, And Earned The Respect—But I Was Losing Myself In The Process
At the height of my success, I was totally depleted. My days started with the phone ringing before the sun came up. Either a driver…
At Courses Where Black Players Once Fought To Tee Off, This Black-Led Golf Collective Is Proving The Sport Was Always Ours
Golf has always been clear about who it was built for. The country clubs, the dress codes, the long-running sense that certain people were always…
One Of America’s Oldest HBCUs Just Filed For Bankruptcy. Here’s What It Means For Students
For nearly 160 years, Saint Augustine’s University sat on 105 acres in downtown Raleigh as a cornerstone of Black higher education in the South. This…
“Do It With Your Heart”: How Chireal Jordan Built A Hospitality Empire In One Of America’s Hardest Restaurant Cities
Chireal Jordan spent the early part of his career as the only Black general manager you could find anywhere on Chicago’s north side. And as…
Oprah Winfrey Is Bringing Her Entire Media Universe To Amazon
Oprah Winfrey has never been someone who does things small (and she’s got the billions to prove it). At 72, the woman who turned a…
How One Founder Turned R&B, Wine, And Community Into a Growing Summer Tradition In The DMV
David Abraham did not set out to build a festival. He did, however, set out to have a good time. He grew up in Bowie,…
From YouTube To iFIT: How Darryl “BullyJuice” Williams Built A Multi-Million-Dollar Fitness Brand That Meets People Where They Are
Most of us didn’t grow up watching our mothers work out. Not because they didn’t care about their health, but because they were usually doing…
Built In The 757, For The 757: Pusha T’s Cousinz Festival Returns With T.I., Keyshia Cole And More This September
Hampton Roads doesn’t get enough credit for what it gave the music industry. Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Pharrell Williams, and Pusha T all came out of…