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A Private Party for Forever Tiffany Marie: Painting with Purpose, Trusted with Vision
Feature | the Cookout | Keyona Porshaà Inside Tiffany Ragin's world, colors are as vibrant as the sun shines, and no canvas is off limits. Where some children may have felt bound to the four walls of their childhood homes, she found an expressive escape through the art of drawing. In a loving home in Raeford, North Carolina, a young Tiffany Ragin etched lines on anything she could get her hands on, from scraps of paper to the white walls of her childhood home. Surely alchemi


Fate, Friends & Lovers
Kara Leigh Creative | the Cookout | Culture Jaya and Ulysses' story goes all the way back to high school in 2016. They were friends first--showing up at each other's birthdays, hanging out in the same circles, and keeping in touch even as life took them to different schools. After college, fate (and a mutual friend) brought them back together. Their very first date was dinner at their favorite Mexican spot followed by frozen yogurt at SweetFrog, where they stayed talking unti


Fans Fawning Over Wunmi Mosaku
Fans are fawning over "Sinner's" Annie, played by Wunmi Mosaku

the Expressway | Style & Entertainment


My Most Stylish Year Was the One I Didn't Shop In At All
Antonia Poole | the expressway | Style Photos by Courtney Cheatham | Instagram @CoThePhotographer An entire year without buying new clothes was not a part of my plan. If you know me, then you know that shopping used to be a weekly ritual of mine--one of my favorite pastimes, actually. A cute top on sale? Add to cart. A new pair of heels? I deserve them. A blazer I already have in three different colors? Well...variety, right? But this year hit different. This season, I'm bei


Ari Lennox Parts Ways with Dreamville
The Shea Butter Baby artist has parted ways with Dreamville after label frustrations.


It's All In The Details
Fashionista, Antonia Williams, better known as Toni Talks, shares ways to take your look from F- to FAB
the Read | News



Biden Out, Harris En--dorsed?
An assassination attempt, a withdrawal, and an endorsement all in a matter of just over two weeks. Let's unpack recent political updates.


'First Take' Jitters
Sharpe's 'First Take' far from flawless but still welcomed to the show by new co-host Stephen A.


The Toughest Opponent | I Am Brandon Marshall
Sports | Keyona Porshaa` I haven’t always been a NFL fan but if the strides that Brandon Marshall is making in the realm of mental health...
the Space | Health & Wellness



When You Stretch the Mind, Body & Soul
Deirdre Hawkins | the Space | Health & Wellness In some yoga studios, there aren't mirrors around, but in hot yoga specifically, there are. So, I looked at it like an invitation to look at myself in the mirror for one hour while in postures. Eventually, I shifted my self-talk. And I started actually seeing the beauty of what my body and mind can do. I can do it slowly, calmly, and steadily, and those things transfer right over into my day-to-day and throughout the healing and


Soul Full on Good Food
Syrenity Davis, Luxe Chef | the Cookout | Cuisine It's 2020; I'm 22 years old, and I'm working at my very first fine dining restaurant in the base of a hotel here in Charlotte, N.C, the Grand Bohemian, when I began working on this dish. At this restaurant, we had a "catch of the day," a seafood dish that rotated using whatever catch we got in. By the time I felt ready to attempt asking to create a dish for this, I had worked my way up from the salad station to sauté and gril


Five Skincare and Beauty Favorites You Should Add to Your Routine
Interested in adding new skincare products to your skincare collection? Read up on Si's latest skincare favorites and their benefits ahead of your next skincare haul.
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