The maker of Barbie has announced it will sell a doll modeled after Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American fencer who competed in last year’s Olympics while wearing a hijab. 

Mattel Inc. said the doll will be available online next…

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Many tend to forget the accomplishments and achievements that Arthur Ashe has
won in his years as a man, athlete, philanthropist. Ashe remains the only black man
to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, or Australian Open.…Read more

Janet Jackson's Unbreakable World Tour is coming to the East Coast. Jackson has added 27 more cities to her trek,
beginning January 12, 2016, in Portland, Oregon, with stops planned for New York City, Washington DC, Boston,
Houston, Dallas, Philadelphia…Read more

Professional athletes with sneaker lines take note. Mo’Ne Davis, the first female pitcher to win
a Little League World Series game, is doing it better than you and for a worthy cause. The baseball
phenom has partnered with M4D3 (Make…Read more

On Oscar night, one of the attendees catching everyone's eye wasn't even a nominee. It was
18-year-old Disney Channel actress Zendaya. And she wasn't even getting attention for her
dress but for how she styled her hair in dreadlocks.Something E!…Read more

Laced Up is a documentary that sheds light on the world of the sneaker collector
and the obsession that transcends across generations, races, economic status and
culture. Collectors in this arena, also known as "sneaker heads," range from the
"Average…Read more

Destiny Jones, daughter of rap star Nas and model Carmen Bryan, has grown up to be her own business woman. She's launched
a line of organic lip gloss called "Lipmatic." The gloss is available in four flavors: plum, peach, cotton…Read more

The next superstar in the making, 11 year old Brianna Curiel does an amazing cover of 
Meghan Trainor's "Lips are movin." Check out her poise, charisma, and shine in the 
video. Thanks to MBennz, Reel Mike Jones, Curl Fryz for…Read more

The Style network ordered a new pilot for the former syndicated series famously
hosted by Robin Leach in the 1980s and '90s, per the Hollywood Reporter.
The reboot comes more than a year after the Style network originally revived the…Read more

50 Cent is partnering up with Century 21 but not to sell clothes. In an effort to raise
money for programs and services for families affected by 9/11,  the store’s CEO
Eddie Gindi is working with the non-profit organization Tuesday’s…Read more

The F.A.B. (Fun And Beautiful), a Disney-ABC syndicated lifestyle show hosted
by Tyra Banks, has been cleared on the ABC-owned stations for a fall 2015 launch.
The ABC stations, which represent 23% of the U.S. households, have been airing
local…Read more

Life is sweet for Cory Nieves. The bespectacled 10-year-old CEO of Mr. Cory's Cookies
is building a dessert empire and has gained national attention for his treats as well as his
designer threads all before starting fifth grade. Mr. Cory's…Read more

Hollywood and Broadway producer Paula Wagner has acquired the film rights to the life
story of the late Sylvia Robinson, the singer, songwriter, record producer, publisher, and
record company head known as “the Mother of Hip-Hop.” The film will feature…Read more

10 year-old Quvenzhane Wallis, star of Beasts of the Southern Wild and the youngest
Oscar nominee of all time, has been named the face of Armani Junior, Giorgio Armani's
line for children and teens. She is the first major child…Read more

Caribbean Week is the largest most engaging, regional tourism activity in the
New York area and typically attracts thousands of participants. Extensive media coverage
of the various events reaches local, national and international audiences in the millions.
This year, Caribbean…Read more

The groundbreaking song-and-dance show "Soul Train" is chugging toward Broadway. Stage
and film producer Matthew Weaver, who helped create "Rock of Ages," has acquired the theatrical
stage rights to the TV show and said Tuesday he's hoping to repeat his…Read more

This video by Detroit vets Slum Village is so much fun. Nice when hip hop
cats remember that you can be that. 

Check out this new music sample from Smart Guy Chevelle coming straight
out of Minneapolis. Smart Guy has opened and collaborated with Adrian Peterson,
DJ Skee, Lil Scrappy, Randy Jackson, The Game, The Minnesota Timberwolves,
The Vikings, TV Johnny, Young…Read more

Music mogul Scooter Braun is reviving sneaker brand British Knights, popularized by its association with hip-hop culture in the late ’80s and early ’90s, for a new generation. In a new joint venture with British Knights founders Jack Schwartz Shoes,…Read more

At fashion week, the Oscar-nominated artist debuted RAW for the Oceans, his latest eco-conscious fashion project in collaboration with G-Star Raw. Raw for the Oceans is an endeavor that retrieves littered plastic from the ocean, and turns it into "bionic…Read more