The data visual above highlights the total number of mass shootings that have happened in 2019. Using a combination of data from the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), Amnesty International, and Education Week Journal, the ...
Graphics I created for REVOLT Media & TV Photo Credit: Semmi W. x Bad Boy Entertainment Photo Credit: Semmi W. x WWD
The value of each grant is estimated to be worth over $68,558. I calculated this figure using the grant package info sheet provided by Save The Music. It does not take into ...
In 2050, another 2.5 billion people will be added to the planet’s urban areas, with the majority of growth taking place in Asian and African countries. Using data from the UN and ...
Fenty will be the first Maison launched by LVMH since Christian Lacroix in 1987. The timeline above highlights many wins, but it does not reveal how Rihanna’s very first creative ...
Each ring in the diagram represents Meek Mill’s cultural impact since leaving prison last year. It does not include major career highlights prior to April 2018 or personal challenges the ...
Using text and speech automation tools, I analyzed Beyonce’s lexicon throughout Homecoming: The Live Album. Trill beats and musicianship aside, why did a performance I’ve already watched sound so fresh? Why ...
Born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, the diagram above reveals how Nipsey’s hustle has impacted the economy on both a local and national level. Using a combination of government and business data ...
In the United States, gun violence is a public health epidemic. 100 people die from gun related incidents per day. News of shootings are as routine as weather updates. Within the ...
The 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards air Monday night. Under the “Best Music Documentary” category three out of the five titles nominated share an element of hip-hop: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A ...
New Yorkers see trash everywhere. They also happen to send trash everywhere—other cities, states, and yes, even countries. Designing Waste: Strategies for a Zero Waste City, a new exhibit at the Center of Architecture in Manhattan reveals ...
If you live in Shanghai, the next time you order takeout just look up at the sky. Food delivery drones will start flying this summer thanks to Ele.me, an online meal ...
In Saudi Arabia, driving as a woman is no longer a crime. This week, the kingdom officially began issuing driver’s licenses to 10 women. Prior to lifting the ban, Saudi Arabia was ...
Icon, a robotics company has teamed up with New Story, a non-profit charity to produce the world’s first 3D-printed home (fully inhabitable and up to code) in just under 24 hours. Backed by Y Combinator, ...
The entire time Mark Zuckerberg testified to Congress, his company added an extra $24 billion to its market capitalization. Today alone, Facebook’s stock rose 0.8 percent according to Bloomberg data. How is this possible? How ...
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have restored sensations of touch in the hand and arm of a paralyzed man. This medical breakthrough means that in the future it will ...
Next week in Paris, Rihanna will make history. The 31-year-old artist and entrepreneur will debut the very first collection for Fenty, her luxury fashion label. Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) , the ...
Meek Mill has been on probation his entire adult life. Every time he wants to leave his home state of Pennsylvania, he has to obtain permission. So when the Philadelphia ...
Today, more than half of the world’s people live in urban environments. In 2050, another 2.5 billion people will be added to the planet’s urban areas, with the majority of ...
This month, the J Dilla Music Tech Grant will expand to three more high schools. Named after the iconic producer who died following complications from lupus in 2006, the initiative will help ...
DJ Khaled is still right in 2019: Coachella is Beychella. The music festival technically happened this weekend, but thanks to Beyonce, all I cared about was HOMECOMING. The Netflix film reveals the grueling 8-month journey that went ...
Nipsey Hussle’s memorial service is this morning and I am still at a loss for words. So instead of trying to craft the perfect prose, I decided to create a data visualization. ...
When New York City cops were targeting and shutting down hip hop clubs, Diddy was there. In 1986, when Run-D.M.C. performed at Madison Square Garden for the “Raising Hell Tour” and ...
In the world of fine art, the pressure to intellectualise and explain away the depth of any piece or collection can be stifling. This need often leaves little room for ...
Like any art form, creating a scent requires intense dedication. The work of independent olfactive artists and perfume masters has often been overshadowed by illustrious fashion labels and strategic celebrity ...
The time it takes to get over the dizzying effect of the The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum will not stop ...
The cost of fashion week has been steadily increasing over recent years with the demand for a spectacle continually being raised. For emerging designers, the pressure is particularly high; not ...