Culture History Is Still Catching Up to TLC How CrazySexyCool: The Musical reminded me that the best-selling U.S. girl group of all time is still ahead of us. There are moments in theater when you leave talking about the performances, the music, or the beauty of seeing a familiar story brought to life in a new By Dr. Christal Jordan • 8 min read
Culture Black Music Month Spotlight: Darwin Hobbs’ Greatest Gift Was Never His Voice There are singers with incredible voices, and then there are artists whose voices become instruments of healing. Darwin Hobbs belongs in the latter category. For decades, Hobbs has possessed one of the most extraordinary voices in contemporary music. It is the kind of voice that immediately commands attention, effortlessly moving By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
Lifestyle King Randall: The Young Man Carrying the Mantle of Leadership for the Next Generation Lenox & Parker celebrates Father's Day honoring our 2026 Man of the Year History has a way of making greatness seem inevitable. Looking back, we speak of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Fred Hampton as though the world immediately recognized the magnitude of who they By Dr. Christal Jordan • 10 min read
Culture Netflix’s 'The Polygamist' Isn’t Really About Polygamy it's an Illustration of Emotional Abuse Like a lot of people, I finally gave in to the hype surrounding Netflix’s South African drama The Polygamist. Social media had been talking about it nonstop, and with a flight ahead of me and plenty of time to binge watch, I decided to see what all the excitement By Dr. Christal Jordan • 7 min read
Lifestyle A Soft Life Requires Soft Skills Why Charm & Etiquette Coach Carol Rey believes confidence, civility, and social intelligence are still the ultimate power moves Everybody seems to want the soft life these days. Social media is filled with conversations about femininity, luxury, marriage, homemaking, emotional peace, and living well. Young women are studying the aesthetics By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
Culture Lessons from Black Wall Street How Jayme Broome and Solid Foundations Are Preparing Tulsa’s Next Generation to Lead For many Americans, Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom. Families gather for cookouts and festivals, communities host parades and commemorative events, and conversations turn toward the resilience of a people who endured unimaginable hardships while continuing By Dr. Christal Jordan • 8 min read
Culture NPR Got It Right: Joe’s Tiny Desk Concert Is a Black Music Month Must-Watch His voice defined grown-man R&B long before the culture gave him the credit he deserved. One of the greatest things about Black Music Month is that it gives us an opportunity to revisit artists whose contributions to the culture deserve far more recognition than they often receive. By Dr. Christal Jordan • 8 min read
Culture From Wendy Williams to Tasha K: Why Hollywood Keeps Creating the Women It Claims to Despise Why Hollywood’s Most Controversial Truth-Tellers Always End Up Winning Every generation has a media personality that Hollywood claims to hate but the public refuses to stop watching. They are criticized for being too loud, too opinionated, too messy, too invasive, and too willing to say the things that By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
Culture The Daphne Joy Effect: When Victimhood and Accountability Collide The Me Too movement changed America in ways that were desperately needed. For generations, women who experienced sexual assault, workplace harassment, coercion, and abuse were often ignored, dismissed, or blamed for the harm done to them. Their stories were minimized, their motives were questioned, and their pain was treated as By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
sports The Queen of Tennis Returns to Her Throne For more than two decades, Serena Williams occupied a space so rare that conversations about her greatness often extended far beyond the boundaries of tennis. Hall of Fame athletes, sports analysts, coaches, and fellow competitors have repeatedly argued that Williams belongs in the discussion not simply as the greatest women’ By Victor Flavius • 2 min read
Brandy and Monica, Roots Picnic 2026 Culture Brandy & Monica Are Reminding Us What 90s Sisterhood Feels Like The greatest plot twist in R&B history might not be a chart-topping hit or a surprise reunion tour. It might be the genuine friendship that emerged between Brandy and Monica after decades of one of music’s most talked-about rivalries. For years, fans couldn’t mention By Dr. Christal Jordan • 4 min read
Photo Credit: Jamari Priest Culture Juneteenth Honors: Why Atlanta Owes Jen Farris Her Flowers The A-List Some people preserve history in museums. Others write books. Jen Farris preserves history by walking us through the neighborhoods we’ve spent years driving past without ever truly seeing. As Lenox & Parker begins its Juneteenth celebration series, it is only fitting that our first honoree is By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
