A Guide to Black-Owned Sneaker Stores and Boutiques

The retail business is in a dismal place. Stores once considered institutions shuttered their doors permanently, and even the strongest companies have experienced financial struggles over the course of economic fallout associated with the current global health crisis. While big businesses struggle, small businesses face more challenging prospects for survival. This is especially true for Black-owned independent sneaker shops.

Japanese Cartoon ‘Doraemon’ Inspires Upcoming Nike SB Dunk High

Debuted in 1970, Japanese manga “Doraemon” celebrates its 50th Anniversary with an inspired take on the Nike SB Dunk High.

Nike’s Sustainable Space Hippie Shoes Aim for One Giant Leap

“Is the foam supposed to look like that?” the people in the factory wondered, finding deficiencies. “That’s a topline that’s messed up. That’s a B-grade part.”

Off-White Named Hottest Brand in the World by Lyst for Third Consecutive Quarter

Off-White, once again presumably surprising not a single person, has been deemed the hottest brand in the world by way of the latest Lyst Index update.

Kanye West Says Nike Can Retro the Air Yeezys

Ever since leaving Nike in 2013, Kanye West’s relationship with the brand has been rocky to say the least, but it sounds as though the head of the Yeezy empire may be relenting on his anti-Swoosh stance.

How Kobe Bryant Changed the Way We Look at Sneakers

There are athletes with signature sneakers and then there’s Kobe Bryant.

Nike Reports Jordan Brand’s First Ever Billion-Dollar Quarter

Today, Nike, Inc. reported fiscal 2020 financial results for its second quarter, which ended Nov. 30. Among the many takeaways announced by CEO Mark Parker was that Jordan Brand surged to its first ever billion-dollar quarter.

Conway the Machine – Lemon Ft. Method Man

Anderson .Paak feat. Rick Ross – CUT EM IN

21 Savage x Metro Boomin – Runnin

DaBaby – Practice

Travis Scott feat. Young Thug & M.I.A. – FRANCHISE

Busta Rhymes, Anderson .Paak – YUUUU

A little bit of soul

This image of the Soul Nebula (IC 1848) combines 21.1 hours of exposures through Hydrogen-alpha, Oxygen-III, and Sulfur-II filters. This object resides in the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.

Jellyfish in the ocean of space

Supernova remnant IC 443 has the common name the Jellyfish Nebula, and it lies at the top right of this image. The other, larger, nebula is IC 444. Both objects are in the constellation Gemini the Twins. Terry Hancock from Grand Mesa, Colorado

Seven sisters

The Pleiades (M45) is the most famous star cluster in the sky. It lies 444 light-years away in the constellation Taurus the Bull. The clouds of gas seen in this image are not connected to the stars, but are a dust cloud through which the cluster is passing. Dave Doctor from Las Cruces, New Mexico

Old friend

The Orion Nebula (M42) may be the most photographed deep-sky object of all. It’s a huge emission nebula and star-forming complex. In addition to the glowing hydrogen, however, the object also has regions of both reflection and dark nebulae. James Esch from Lovettsville, Virginia

Boom goes the star

The Cygnus Loop is a huge supernova remnant some 2,500 light-years away. It has many components, and this image shows two of them well. At the top is the Witch’s Broom (NGC 6960), and Pickering’s Triangle (which doesn’t have its own designation) lies down and to the lower left of the Broom. Naresh Singh from Saint Petersburg, Florida

Natural satellite