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Pharrell’s Black Ambition nonprofit has announced the kickoff of applications for its second annual prize competition. Tuesday, the team behind the initiative—which aims to assist Black and Latinx entrepreneurs on their respective paths to success—announced that ventures in consumer products and services, media and entertainment, healthcare, and tech and Web 3.0 are all eligible to […]
Several months after Pharrell Williams’ cousin Donovon Lynch was shot and killed by police in Virginia Beach, prosecutors announced Tuesday that a grand jury had found “no probable cause” to charge Officer Solomon D. Simmons in Lynch’s death. The Associated Press reports Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney Colin Stolle said Simmons was justified in protecting himself in the late March shooting. Simmons alleged that Lynch had a gun on him. […]
Pharrell’s Humanrace brand is expanding into the world of bodycare. Monday, sales launched for Humanrace’s new cleansing and exfoliating Body Bars, the rollout for which also features a new photo campaign starring Pharrell himself. As brand creative director Edward Robinson explained, the intent behind the campaign—which sees Humanrace linking up with Jonny Lu Studio and […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Pharrell Williams is threatening to pull his Something in the Water festival from his hometown of Virginia Beach, Variety reports. […]
The Star Trak Entertainment name is one that conjures unique adoration among those who were entrenched in the musical landscape of the 2000s. And on Friday, Star Trak Entertainment returned with a new line of official merchandise. The solo collection, the first in a series of planned drops from the brand, is designed as a “collision” of […]
Pharrell has announced the winners of the Black Ambition and Black Ambition HBCU prizes. The non-profit initiative Black Ambition was announced last December, with Pharrell saying at the time that “recent events and tragedies” had again shown the “always existent” divisions in the American experience. With Black Ambition, Pharrell said when announcing the initiative, the […]
The family of Donovan Lynch, Pharrell’s cousin who was killed by police earlier this year, has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Virginia Beach as well as the officer who allegedly shot their son. According to WAVY-TV, Donovan’s father, Wayne Lynch, filed a wrongful death suit Monday, about four months after the 25-year-old was shot and killed […]
Pharrell is expanding the education arm of his nonprofit, Yellow, to include a handful of private schools aimed at serving low-income students in his hometown of Virginia. He’s opening the first school in Norfolk, Virginia’s Ghent neighborhood, close to his Virginia Beach hometown. “If the system is fixed and unfair, then it needs to be broken,” Williams […]
Pharrell is calling for “transparency, honesty, and justice” after revealing that his cousin was among those killed in separate Virginia Beach shootings earlier this month. In an Instagram post shared Monday night, the North Hollywood producer said his cousin Donovon was killed, describing him as a “bright light” for his friends and family. “It is critical […]
Fans can now book a room at Pharrell’s new Miami hotel. The legendary producer and Miami-based entrepreneur, David Grutman, have come together to create The Goodtime on Washington Ave in South Beach. During a recent interview with Ocean Drive, the pair revealed that tourists can now book rooms at the hotel which is set to open in April. The rooms start at […]
