Colin Kaepernick, DMC, and Jemele Hill Join Leading Voices in Footwear and Culture at 7th Annual Black Footwear Forum in Detroit
Rooted in commUNITY Sneaker culture has always been bigger than sneakers. Music, sports, fashion, entrepreneurship, and Black creativity have helped turn footwear into a global cultural force. This September, the people behind that influence — and the next generation preparing to take it further — will come together in Detroit. The seventh annual Black Footwear…
Rooted In Rhythm 2026: Elsie, Angel White & More Set for ‘Positively Pink’ Festival
Millennial Maven Creative Foundation (MMCF) will bring its flagship music festival, Rooted In Rhythm: Positively Pink Edition, back to District 121 in McKinney, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. Doors open at 2 p.m., with performances running from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Headlining this year’s festival is rising country artist Elsie, currently competing on…
Tamia Returns With Romantic New Single ‘Forever and a Day’
More than 30 years into her career, Tamia is still making room for romance. The six-time Grammy Award nominee has returned with “Forever and a Day,” a new single that finds the R&B veteran celebrating the kind of lasting love that blends passion, friendship, emotional safety, and commitment. Released Friday on digital streaming platforms, the…
Editorial: Questioning the Label—Yada Awakening
If someone presented you with an item that looked, felt, and sounded exactly like what you had been searching for, would you accept it simply because they confidently told you it was authentic? Or would you inspect it first? Check the label? Ask where it came from. What if, instead of an item, what was…
Gaming Is Culture—Logitech and PLC Detroit Want Young Creatives to Help Shape What Comes Next
From the headset and the technology to the packaging and the brand, gaming is big business—and a new industry program is showing emerging creatives there is room for their talent beyond the screen Gaming has its own language, its own style, and its own culture. What was once considered a hobby has grown into a…
Jordan Brand Unveils Air Jordan 41 With New Performance Technology
Jordan Brand is set to release the Air Jordan 41, the latest model in its signature basketball shoe line, with a limited launch in China on Aug. 28 before a global release. The new shoe is designed around speed, responsiveness, and stability while moving away from some of the traditional materials used in past Air…
Editorial: Target’s “Not-So-Innocent” Mistake Comes With Costly Consequences
“Oops, I did it again,” says Target. Except this is not an ode to Britney Spears. This is another marketing tragedy from a brand that, less than two years after rolling back its support for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), has once again found itself explaining to consumers why something offensive somehow made it all…
Cedric the Entertainer Returns to Host Fourth Annual Cedy Awards on CBS
Cedric the Entertainer will return as host of the fourth annual “The Greatest @Home Videos: Cedy Awards,” airing Friday, Sept. 18, from 8 to 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The special will honor viral and uplifting home videos with eight Cedy Awards across categories including Celebs, Creativity, Crazy, Fur Crazy, Kids…
