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Grammy nod to NYT Bestseller

Grammy nod to NYT Bestseller

When the soundtrack of your life and the 2005 box office hit rom-com “Hitch” share a Billboard top 100 songs, it’s hard not to wonder, “where are they now.” To my surprise, the singer is creating new worlds to explore, bringing us closer one book at a time.

NEW BOSS IN TOWN

NEW BOSS IN TOWN

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! With a new CEO at the helm EBONY/JET may be back to iconic status. UPDATE: EBONY/JET will not be headquartered in its former home of Chicago. Digital launch is March 1st!

Basement Party

Basement Party

In the 70s, BBQ Days and Basement Party Nights filled Brooklyn Weekends – and gave party goers a reason to go glam. -Continuing our style through the decades ‘series.

Sidewalk Runway

Sidewalk Runway

After nearly a year of messy buns, sweats pants and zoom meetings; a look-back at styles through the decades. This one from the late 1960s.

40s Swagger

40s Swagger

The World Was at War for the second time – and women decided to look their best – 40s Swagger

Next on FOX SOUL … Joy and Pleasure with Thea Monyeé

Next on FOX SOUL … Joy and Pleasure with Thea Monyeé

“we are sexual beings and with sexual energy and we have to be taught how to work with that energy and how to use it to hold ourselves up and walk through this world with full power” ~Thea Monyee’, Psychotherapist

Black Lives Images – Going Once, Twice, Sold!

Black Lives Images – Going Once, Twice, Sold!

It’s an end of an era as Johnson Publishing Company’s iconic photo archive collection is expected to go on the auction block.  But if you head up to Boston’s Colby Museum, you may get a final glimpse of what could be the last time the 

Bylines and Headlines

Bylines and Headlines

The LeadStory founder and principals making headlines and bylines

Byline | EBONY Magazine

Byline | EBONY Magazine

Check out my two feature articles in EBONY Sept 2018 Fashion Issue. I had the pleasure to speak with the indefatigable Emmy Award-nominated lead actress and TV show creator, Issa Rae. I write about her experience with the Peabody award-winning HBO series “Insecure” and how 

Historic Beale Street

Historic Beale Street

Traveling to Memphis, Tennessee for #MLK50, commemorating the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? Be sure to visit the First Baptist Church on Beale Street. It’s billed as the first and largest “negro missionary church built after the Civil War.”

Rap*s New Generation

Rap*s New Generation

More than music Hip Hop is a movement.

The Havard Gazette : Radcliffe acquires papers of activist Angela Davis

The Havard Gazette : Radcliffe acquires papers of activist Angela Davis

Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library has acquired the papers of famed activist Angela Davis. Angela Davis, iconic activist, scholar and leading advocate for prison abolition, has found a new home for her life’s work. In 2016, Kenvi Phillips, Ph.D. (US History) the newly installed Curator for Race 

BlackGirlTravel.com Founder says No Connection to Bravo’s to Rome For Love

BlackGirlTravel.com Founder says No Connection to Bravo’s to Rome For Love

According to the news release from BlackGirlTravel, Bravo (U.S. Television Network) newest program To Rome for Love, which premiered on January 7, 2018, at 9/8 c, borrows heavily from Black Girl Travel’s signature tour Bella Italia. Fleacé Weaver, who founded Black Girl Travel dot com 

Blitter – An ISM-Free Social Network?

Blitter – An ISM-Free Social Network?

Blitter, a new social networking app created by Patrick Francis, made its debut on October 5, 2017. The Blitter profile listed in the iTunes Store indicates:         “Blitter is a social network built on love, passion, and empathy. Blitter does not condone 

National Action Network Goes Live!

National Action Network Goes Live!

National Action Network founded by Reverend Al Sharpton will go live across the nation on Saturday, June 10, 2017 as the newest addition to the growing scheduled line-up on Impact TV.  In a press release distributed through PR Newswire, the civil rights leader, Reverend Al Sharpton, is