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I'm Rashad,
Former Reporter at InStyle Magazine. I also write & have written for several other media outlets including Billboard, Business Insider, Elle, Essence, InStyle, The Huffington Post, Vibe and more.
I also have a blog that hasn't been updated since 2017 but I'm currently working on redesigning so it'll be back soon. If interested, please visit https://malecritique.com it helped me get my first publishing job at GQ Magazine.
Emil Wilbekin, a luminary of unyielding creativity and boundless curiosity, emerged from the heartland of Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio. He was adopted at six months and christened "Mr. Reporter" a sobriquet during his formative years born out of his relentless penchant for discussing matters of import within his household and neighborhood.
Quohnos Mitchell, a multifaceted individual whose journey is as diverse as it is inspiring, has carved a remarkable path through life. Born and raised in Detroit, his journey led him from the disciplined ranks of the United States Marine Corps to a dynamic career in fashion and public relations.
From a young age, DexRob was anything but conventional. His childhood was marked by an absence of traditional career aspirations-he was a free spirit and a true creative, his mother attested. While other kids gravitated towards sneakers and sports, the kid born outside of Philadelphia and raised in Virginia would find himself drawn to shiny patent leather shoes instead.
California native Brandon Murphy knew as a teen that he wanted to work with clothing and style. Although the term "designer" wasn't exactly what he meant, life eventually showed that design would be his specialty. During his time in school in Atlanta at the University Center (AUC) starting at Clark Atlanta, he acquired specialized sewing abilities thanks to the school's fashion program.
Ashley Ciriaco, the 24-year-old designer behind the viral crescent moon purse, is a mixture of southern and northern roots. Born and raised in Atlanta, she spent every summer in New York City with her father's side of the family in The Bronx. Her first designs were princess dresses due to her infatuation with Cinderella.
Toni Renee was raised just outside of Columbus, Ohio, in a city known as Reynoldsburg. Before becoming a global influencer marketing and strategy manager, she was an all-city honorable mention athlete who played basketball as a point guard from age 9 until college while also running track.
Stephanie Horton is a leading global luxury and fashion executive from the South Side of Chicago. As a teen, she was a member of Jack and Jill of America, a leadership group founded during the Great Depression by African American mothers who wanted to bring their children together in a social and cultural setting to improve their quality of life.
West Indian, Brooklyn born designer, Romeo Hunte launched his namesake brand in 2014. He drew inspiration from the uncut activity he saw from outside his Brooklyn apartment during the 1990s, namely neighborhood residents sporting oversized, saggy jeans and hoodies while shooting dice on the corner.
Before her time at Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and InStyle, and even before joining Alpha Chapter's Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. at Howard University, Maya Allen could be found playing the flute, practicing ballet, and nurturing her innate love of writing through collecting magazines and journaling in her hometown of Rose City.
What were you doing at age 7? Surely not sketching in front of a television set, I assume. That may what separated American fashion designer Kevan Hall from the pack.