America - The African Mirror

Mar

2021

First transgender model of colour poses for Sports Illustrated

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER HER name is Leyna Bloom and she has made history. As March continues to celebrate International Women’s Month, Leyna Bloom made history as a cover star for Sports Illustrated magazine, set to be released in July, making her the first transgender model of colour to do so. Bloom, a South Chicago native, told The New York Times that one of her biggest goals as a rising model was to be seen, not just for her curves or her looks, but to be seen as a someone who was as deserving to be featured in a magazine as…

Mar

2021

By The African Mirror

Kanye West is the richest black man in America

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER RAPPER Kanye West has officially joined the billionaire boys club. According to Forbes magazine, West is now worth $6.6-billion, largely due to profits from his fashion brand Yeezy, and his multiple collaborations with Adidas and Gap. His new net worth makes him the richest black person in America and in the country’s history. The rapper’s sneaker and apparel business Yeezy recently entered a combined partnership with Adidas AG and Gap Inc., increasing the value of the brand between $3.2-billion and $4.7-billion by UBS Group AG. The 43 year-old’s new net worth is significantly higher than what was…

Jan

2021

By The African Mirror

Trump’s legacy: A divided America, unsettled world

WORLD

MATT SPETALNICK, ANDREA SHALAL, JEFF MASON and STEVE HOLLAND WHEN President Donald Trump delivered his inaugural speech on January 20, 2017, he promised an end to "American carnage," a bleak and dysfunctional nation he had promised that he alone could fix. Closing out his presidency exactly four years later, Trump leaves behind an even more polarized America, where thousands are dying daily from the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy is badly damaged and political violence has surged. Trump didn't create the bitter differences that have come to define American life. Still, he seized upon many of them as tools to build…