Travel Noire • 13th January 2026

How Black Art & Culture Drive DC

Art lives everywhere in D.C. — in the streets, the spaces, and the stories that connect us. Creator Donnell "Polish Don" Marshall showed how travel ignites creativity, capturing the city’s expressive rhythm through Black-owned landmarks, cultural institutions, and gathering places that define its legacy.

Travel Noire • 8th December 2025

Exploring Chicago's Food Culture Scene One Bite at a Time

Powered by his @MarriottBonvoy Boundless® Card from @Chase, creator Shane Samuels took us through the city’s Black-owned food and culture scene, feeding his soul and senses with elevated brunch bites, satisfying soul food and unforgettable cocktails

AfroTech • 4th December 2025

Inside the Lexus Experience At AfroTech 2025

Hosted by Wendy in Tech, the Lexus Experience at AfroTech 2025 allowed attendees to tap into the activation and talk about the tech, the design, and the forward-thinking energy Lexus brought to Houston.

Travel Noire • 26th November 2025

We’re Back Outside: Travel Noire x Dipaways Launch 2026 Trips With a Black Friday Deal - Travel Noire

Travel Noire is teaming up with Dipaways, the Black-owned travel company known for curating unforgettable group experiences, to bring you five amazing trips around the world in 2026. Designed for our community to connect, explore, and celebrate culture together, this marks the long-awaited return of Travel Noire’s popular group travel experiences.

Blavity • 15th November 2025

Candy, Culture & Careers With Mars at AfroTech

During the Mars AfroTech Takeover, we talked big goals, built new connections, and got reminded that every move we make today shapes what’s next. Because when culture meets candy? The possibilities are endless.

Instagram • 29th October 2025

Trick or Truth: MARS x AfroTech

During AfroTech 2025, MARS x Blavity hosted a social series Trick or Truth that put a series of candy factoids in front of attendees to test their knowledge.

Blavity • 16th October 2025

U.S. Army x Blavity: Discipline, Growth & Self-Care with Jonathon Nolen-Kitchen

For Staff Sergeant Jonathon Nolen-Kitchen, joining the U.S. Army wasn’t about following someone else’s plan — it was about building his own. Through discipline, consistency, and self-care, he’s redefining what success looks like on his own terms.

Telly Awards • 15th October 2025

Telly Awards Judge Spotlight: Anslem Rocque On Looking Around the Corner

As part of the 2025 Telly Awards season, an interview is conducted with judges to share insight on their background, trends their noticing and vision for the future.

The Source • 20th September 2025

Marlon Wayans' World [Unpublished Feature, 2000]

Often typecast as a comedic sidekick, Marlon Wayans decides to shift his career towards dramatic acting with his latest role on Requiem For a Dream.

21Ninety • 27th May 2025

Black Love Deserved Better: How Remy Ma and Papoose’s Messy Divorce Failed Us - 21Ninety

The hip-hop power couple needs to settle their differences privately because nobody wins when the family feuds.

DigiDay • 6th May 2025

Brisk x Genius: Cold Takes Featuring Doja Cat - BEST BRAND PARTNERSHIP – B2C

In partnership with Brisk and Genius, Cold Takes with Doja Cat was honored as the Best Brand Partnership – B2C.

LinkedIn • 25th April 2025

A Personal Note on Functional Depression

Yesterday, I saw the above meme that stopped me mid-scroll. It read, “Functional depression is real. You work, joke and take care of your family, yet mentally, you’re drowning in your own thoughts—and no one knows.” I’m not sure of the original author but I could relate to being present physically but not mentally in so many moments of the past few years; a ghost of myself that was never really seen in totality.

LinkedIn • 10th April 2025

Learning to Date Myself: A Personal Revelation

As the oldest of four and an only child for 10 years, I understand how to be alone. That’s part of the reason why I often say that, "I don’t believe in boredom… There’s always something to do." If not, my imagination has always carried me through to a good time all by myself or a moment of reflection that allows me to create. With that said, I not only enjoy time alone, I thrive in it.

Webby Awards • 1st April 2025

Make Your Gameday Epic (Webby Awards Winner 2025)

Featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Kelce, Josh Allen, Justin Jefferson and Derrick Henry, Make Your Gameday Epic was a collaboration between Pepsi and Paramount. The commercial spot was recognized by The Webby Awards as the People's Voice Winner - Best Use of Video or Moving Image.

The Shorty Awards • 20th February 2025

Brisk x Genius: Cold Takes Featuring Doja Cat - The Shorty Awards

Entered in Brand Partnership Category: To authentically build upon Brisk’s cultural impact and legacy, we created a custom content program that celebrated the brand's return to its roots by partnering with global superstar, Doja Cat, for a modernized take on their iconic Claymation visuals.

Genius • 14th November 2024

Cold Takes With Doja Cat, Pt 2: Coldest Beat

In part two of Genius' custom social series, Cold Takes with Doja Cat, the global superstar—in Claymated form—explains what's the coldest beat she ever rapped over.

Genius • 12th November 2024

Cold Takes With Doja Cat, Pt 1: Coldest Lyrics

In a nod to the return of Brisk Iced Tea's iconic Claymated spot, Genius created a special two-part social series where Doja Cat explains what's the coldest lyric she ever spit.

F A RAP CRITIC • 13th September 2024

30 Years Later, Did “Ready To Die” Instantly Make B.I.G. ‘King Of NY’? - Episode 66 ft. Anslem Rocque

Veteran journalist Anslem Samuel Rocque joins host Malik-16 to give a professional breakdown of The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album. Ready to Die, in honor of its 30th anniversary.

LEVEL Man • 11th October 2023

Eight Gay Black Men Share Their Coming Out Journeys

While today’s generation is more accepting of the fluidity of how a person’s sexuality and gender identity can be defined, that doesn’t mean coming to terms with feeling “different” than your peers is any less stressful.

LEVEL Man • 4th August 2023

The Most Frustrating Aspects of Dating Men, According to Seven Black Women

Whether platonic or romantic, all (key word) healthy relationships have a common thread: The person(s) you’ve chosen to be a part of your life brings you some sort of joy. He or she serves a purpose and plays an active role in contributing to your happiness. Maybe not in everything, everywhere and all at once but for the most part that’s what makes them special. Otherwise, what’s the point?