Black Design Collective continues its mission of creating access for emerging Black designers and entrepreneurs. At a BDC-sponsored event at the Beverly Center, Looks For Lease co-founder and CEO Nyleve Henry shared how her journey from redesigning thrifted clothing and operating a showroom led to fashion rental and the development of technology designed to support rental operations. (Curated by Debbie Lee, Photographed by Black Design Collective; & Transcribed by Annabelle Leammon)
What really goes into creating a successful fashion editorial? After more than two decades of publishing polished fashion stories in AGENDA, Editor-in-Chief Kaylene Peoples steps to the other side of the process while producing her own seven-image editorial for BLUR Magazine Issue #289. From creative direction and locations to image selection and the challenge of being both subject and creative director, Peoples goes behind the scenes to reveal the work readers rarely see.
Two familiar AGENDA properties step into publications of their own as Kaylene Peoples Fashion Talk expands the long-running Fashion Talk column and The Indie Hotspot returns twenty years after its beginnings inside AGENDA—this time as a standalone magazine.
Millie Bobby Brown returns as the brilliant young detective in the franchise’s most suspenseful chapter. From breathtaking Malta locations to a kidnapped Sherlock Holmes, a determined Enola, and a hopelessly devoted Lord Tewkesbury, Enola Holmes 3 delivers action, mystery, and heart. Read Kaylene Peoples’ complete review on AGENDA Magazine.
Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway lead a sweeping adaptation that reimagines one of literature’s greatest epics for the modern screen. Directed and written by Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey is based on Homer’s timeless epic poem…
For decades, jazz fusion has lacked a definitive historical framework capable of preserving the movement’s true architectural lineage. With Virtuoso Bass, Issue 4: “The Founding Four,” KL Publishing Group attempts to change that narrative permanently. The landmark edition formally canonizes Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Bunny Brunel, and Jeff Berlin as the four foundational architects of jazz fusion bass, documenting how their innovations transformed the electric bass from a supporting instrument into a melodic, harmonic, and compositional force at the forefront of modern music. Through historical analysis, rare perspectives, technical examination, and archival research, the issue argues that fusion’s history must finally be written from inside the community that built it.
After finally discovering Netflix’s 6 Underground, Kaylene Peoples makes the case for why Michael Bay’s explosive vigilante spectacle deserved a sequel.
A quiet but deeply moving Netflix drama, Remarkably Bright Creatures explores grief, loneliness, and healing through the unlikely connection between a grieving woman and a remarkably observant octopus. Featuring a powerful performance by Sally Field, the film becomes an emotional meditation on loss, memory, and finding your way back to life.
Hollywood Boulevard became a corridor of light and tradition as the 93rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade ushered in the season with celebrity pageantry, community spirit, and a nationally televised celebration that reaffirmed Los Angeles’ most enduring holiday spectacle.
AGENDA’s “Age of Power” explores resilience, legacy, and artistic influence, featuring global icons, couture visionaries, and a tribute to co-founder Lee L. Peoples.