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16 Oct

This Freelance Journalist Said Her Vulnerability Helped Her Pay

This Freelance Journalist Said Her Vulnerability Helped Her Pay
As a author, Pauleanna Reid has all the time recognized the facility of vulnerability. Because the owner of a flourishing ghostwriting company and a long-term senior contributor for Forbes, she’s mastered the art of extracting emotional conversations and turning them into impactful stories. It’s this superpower that she says saved her from drowning in greater than $50,000 price of debt. “I believe with most things, once you share vulnerable parts of yourselves, it type of opens up or gives other people permission to do the identical,” she shared with Essence. “So I’ve normalized that conversation because in my household, it wasn’t necessarily something that was dropped at the forefront.” As a fellow journalist, I’ve followed Reid’s growth journey as a...
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29 Aug

Parlux to Pay Jay-Z Nearly $7M in Royalties, Judge

Parlux to Pay Jay-Z Nearly M in Royalties, Judge
Latest York Second District Supreme Court Justice Andrew Borrok has ordered Parlux to pay Jay-Z $6.78 million in unpaid royalties for his Gold Jay Z fragrance, the rapper’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, confirmed to WWD.  Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter partnered with Parlux in 2013 for the launch of his Gold Jay Z cologne, which was slated to debut at Barneys Latest York and Macy’s Inc. and later roll out to international markets, WWD previously reported.  In 2016, Parlux filed a $68 million lawsuit against the rapper’s company, S. Carter Enterprises, alleging he failed to satisfy his contractual obligations for the fragrance, including promotional appearances, ultimately costing the corporate $18 million.  The suit went to court last yr and was rejected by a Latest York jury,...
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