Category Archive: Lifestyle

Tamron Hall: Comeback Game Strong

For ten years, former NBC news correspondent and MSNBC news anchor Tamron Hall co-hosted the third-hour segment of the Today show. At 9 a.m. sharp every morning the Texas-born TV personality brought warmth to the screen with her effervescent and charismatic personality. A fan favorite, everyone wondered about what seemed to be Tamron’s abrupt departure from the show, and her replacement with journalist Megyn Kelly. As the saying goes “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” However, top decision-makers at the network had deemed Tamron not quite what they believed their Middle American target audience wanted to see more of, so they “demoted” her.

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Lual Mayen: Playing for Peace

When the average person pulls out their phone to play a game the thought doesn’t cross their mind that something as trivial as a game could dramatically change someone’s life. But 24-year-old game developer Lual Mayen has witnessed firsthand the power of video games. He was born into the chaos of the Sudanese Civil War, Mayen’s mother gave birth to him on the run as she fled on foot to escape a massacre by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army. Mayen lived 22 years of his life moving from camp to camp, but in the last two years, he has become a force to be reckoned with. 

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Walker & Co.: Sharpened Sense of Wealth Building

For quite some time, Atlanta has been the ideal representation of affluence in the black community in the south. The rich history of thriving black businesses and black moguls is reflected throughout the music and film industry, and seeps into every aspect of black culture. There are numerous prominent black figures in the fashion and food industries, developing tech companies, etc. It’s such a welcoming environment for black business owners because of the various avenues being navigated. Atlanta has become a melting pot for black businesses. So it was an easy choice for Tristan Walker to make ATL the home of his beauty brand, Walker & Co. 

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