It’s no secret how FUBU clothing founder Daymond John turned the brand from underground to mainstream, but what may be a bit less known is how much his mother helped. John took advantage of a recent appearance on the Club Shay Shay podcast with NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe …

Photo: Damir Khabirov (Shutterstock) The Biden Administration said on Thursday that it will make changes to how it administers some federal student loan repayments, a move that it says means at least 40,000 borrowers will have their debt canceled and millions more will be eligible to have their debts relieved …

“One is tired of living in the country, one moves to the city; one is tired of one’s native land, one goes abroad; one is europamüde, one goes to America, and so on.” In Either/Or (1843), the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard calls this ceaseless quest for novelty the defining feature …

The travel lifestyle brand Away has added Edith Cooper to its board of directors. Away is a brand looking to transform travel through products and content that inspire people to get away and travel more. The company launched in 2016 with its luggage designed for travel and now offers an …

Photo: Taylor Hill (Getty Images) For African Americans, the legacy of slavery can make it difficult to trace family history. The 1870 Census was the first to include African Americans by name, a fact that can leave gaping holes in a Black person’s past. But fashion-icon Andre Leon Talley got …

Saul Alinsky, the community organizer best known for his 1971 book, Rules for Radicals, had a useful metaphor for explaining why some social movements tend to burn bright and then burn out before making the change they seek. A successful revolution, he insisted, must follow the three-act structure of a …

A New Jersey woman is recovering after suffering life-threatening injuries after being hit and then run over several times in a road rage incident that took place last week. The horrifying act was caught on video. According to Daily Mail, last week, on Tuesday, April 12, 23-year-old Morgan Scott was …

“Good Hair.” (Screenshot/YouTube) Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Watch “Good Hair” free on-demand on theGrio’s streaming app. Download it here. Chris Rock’s documentary Good Hair is over a decade old, but it’s still a fascinating look at …

Photo: Kevin Mazur (Getty Images) In 2017, the singer decided to throw her energy into a new industry with a line of cosmetics, called Fenty Beauty. RiRi says she’s always loved using makeup as a form of self-expression, and wanted to create an inclusive line of products that would appeal …

The Satisfaction Trap No matter what we achieve or attain, Arthur C. Brooks wrote in March, our biology always leaves us wanting more. But there’s a way out. Maybe Arthur C. Brooks spent too much time in hyper-ambitious D.C. and hyper-competitive Cambridge, Massachusetts. His view that people are constantly seeking …