LIFESTYLE

A roundtable of five veteran publicists, including Sasha Brookner and Fairley McCaskill, unpacks how direct digital access is shaping reputation management.

July is Fibroid Awareness Month, but for many Black women, fibroids are a constant concern. According to the National Institutes of Health, Black women are three times more likely to develop fibroids than other women. They also tend to get them at younger ages and often have larger, faster-growing tumors and more severe symptoms. Today, women have more options than ever, but understanding them can feel overwhelming.

Black youth face a mental health crisis with suicide rates rising 53 percent over a decade. In Brooklyn, the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health addresses this through barbers and stylists trained in Mental Health First Aid. These trusted community spaces provide safe conversations where people often suffer in silence. The Beyond the Stigma program also recruits youth peer leaders and engages community elders. Dr. Marilyn Fraser emphasizes that suicide prevention doesn't always require a therapist's office—sometimes it begins with conversations between people who already know and trust one another.

DJ Khaled debuts a shockingly trim new physique at his MCM launch party in NYC. See the music mogul's dramatic weight loss transformation details here!

Daphne Joy is speaking publicly after an alleged intimate video involving her, Sean "Diddy" Combs and adult entertainer Sly Diggler leaked online. The OnlyFans creator claimed she never consented to being recorded and accused the person in the video of attempting extortion through blackmail.