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Charlise Ferguson is a born-again music lover, digital dot connecter and former senior editor of social media at The Daily Beast.

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The Dose of Cool That Saved Johannesburg

Rebirth

The hostel reputed to be Mandela’s apartheid-era hideout is now the center of a network of cultural entrepreneurs who have helped revive the South African city.

Charlise Ferguson | Published Jul 17, 2015

The Rebirth of The Black Dandy

Look Sharp

Their suits are sharp, their looks deliciously colorful, but the black dandy’s sartorial sense has also been shaped by the cross-currents of racial history and prejudice.

Charlise Ferguson | Published May 10, 2015

The Best Sitcom Pilot You Haven’t Seen

First and Foremost

Yvonne Orji tells the story of becoming her first-generation Nigerian-American family’s worst nightmare: a comedian.

Charlise Ferguson | Published Apr 20, 2015

The Tragic Downfall of '90s R&B Divas

Where My Girls At?

R&B has changed, and the women who held it together are falling apart.

Charlise Ferguson | Published Mar 15, 2015

Inside the New Black Travel Movement

Packing Up

Young, hip, urban millennials are using tools like Instagram to become one of the fastest growing travel markets.

Charlise Ferguson | Published Jan 04, 2015

Kendrick Lamar Shuts Down ‘Colbert’

BIGGER THAN HIP HOP

<p>Kendrick Lamar and the neo-soul avengers sent off <i>The Colbert Report</i> as the final musical guests with an untitled song that was jazzy, soulful, and conscious.</p>

Charlise Ferguson | Published Dec 17, 2014

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