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Roderick “Pooh” Clark, an original member of the ’90s R&B quintet Hi-Five, has died at 49. According to TMZ, Clark had been in and out of the hospital while battling pneumonia over the last two weeks. On Sunday, April 18, the singer succumbed to complications from pneumonia and an infection …

Photo: 52nd NAACP Image Awards/BET / Contributor (Getty Images) I’m not going to lie, I’m not totally ready to let go of Michelle Obama as America’s first lady (no offense, Dr. Biden). The epitome of grace and class, she commands every room she enters and looks amazing while doing it. …

The mood was one of eager anticipation when, four years behind schedule, Hong Kong finally unveiled its multimillion-dollar M+ art museum in November 2021. As the docents swung open the gallery’s entrance, they revealed the very first piece in the exhibition: a pair of wooden doors daubed with misshapen, messy …

Social media maven, influencer, boss and founder of PHAT Girl Fresh, Maui Bigelow, is taking over Atlanta for five days with upscale events throughout the city. The ninth annual Life Styled Honors is a “world-renowned celebration of style, community, beauty and brilliance,” and its game-changing master of ceremony plans to …

Owners of Lambda Vodka, Lambda Lounge and Club Lambda BrooklynScreenshot: Courtesy of Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon New York is getting another Black-owned LGBTQ+ bar in late April. Owners and couple Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon are opening Club Lambda Brooklyn in April 28th. The lounge is an expansion of …

Sometime in late 2017 or early 2018, Saif Ali Khan, a 22-year-old fruit vendor who made his living in the markets of Bikaner, in northwest India, met a young woman who lived in a nearby neighborhood. They fell in love and resolved to get married. Then the family of the …

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 …