Day: December 28, 2010

About Mary Barra American businesswoman who was named the CEO of General Motors in 2014. That year, she was featured on the cover of Time magazine s 100 Most Influential People in the World issue. She studied electrical engineering at Kettering University. She was a co-op student at General Motors in the early 1980 s.…

About Nick Maton American baseball player known for his work as a shortstop. He bats left, throws right, and is known for his association with the Philadelphia Phillies in the minor leagues.  He began showcasing his talent when he attended Glenwood high school in Chatham, Illinois. He then attended Lincoln Land Community College and Eastern Illinois University…

About Nafiseh Kohnavard British-Iranian journalist who made a name for herself as a correspondent for BBC World Service and BBC Persian. She has covered major stories such as the Sinjar massacre and the conflict between the Islamic State and the Kurdish Peshmerga. She studied at Shahid Beheshti University. She s earned a sizable fan base on…

About Regan Burns Comedian and actor best known for his appearances in numerous commercials, including ones for Arby s, Capital One, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. He also portrayed arsonist Alan Shepard on Halfway Home and appeared on Reno 911! He made his acting debut on TV s Suddenly Susan in 1999. He made his film debut the…

About Nick Falcon Rockabilly guitarist and singer, songwriter and and composer who performs with The Young Werewolves. He had success as an urban graffiti artist before becoming known for his music. He is an alumni of Temple University and served in the army as a paratrooper. Nick Falcon He was raised in Philadelphia. Nick Falcon…

About Laura Coleman Model best known for winning the title of Miss England in the 2008 Miss England beauty pageant. She was signed to Nevs Model Agency and has gained a substantial social media following. She earned her first pageant titled in 2005 as Miss Leicester while studying at De Montfort University. She has worked…

About Lauren Blitzer LGBT civil rights activist rose to become known as the wife of country singer Chely Wright. She s also worked as the Sr. Director of Marketing for Sony Music Entertainment. She met Chely two weeks after the singer came out as gay and they married in August 2011. She has been apart…

group_ group_ image group_ _mobile About A funk legend who is the music teacher and vice principal at Booker T. Washington High School learns that he will also have to teach drama and art due to budget cuts.  The show won more than a dozen NAACP Image Awards. Steve Harvey, himself, won four times.  group_ group_ boost group_ cast

group_ group_ image group_ _mobile About A young writer, Stingo, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 and gets to know his new neighbors but soon he unravels that his neighbor Sophie is a Holocaust survivor and her lover has an ever-fragile mental state.  The film is based on the novel of the same name by William Styron. Meryl…

About Willie Morris Serial entrepreneur and content creator whose near daily vlogs about lifestyle, work, travel and tech have won him a huge following on YouTube. He s amassed over 15,000 subscribers and over 2,000,000 views in 2016. During his varied career, he s created an award-winning app (Imaneed), started his own creative agency and…

About Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss Fashion designer known for her street style and urban designs. She earned a double bachelors degree in History and Art History from UCLA. She was referenced in an episode of The Simpsons, where the character Snake Jailbird has a girlfriend named Shoshanna. Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss She married Joshua Gruss in 2002.…

About Raquel Ayala Younger sister of Vine superstar Robby Ayala rose to become a popular Vine personality herself, earning more than 130,000 followers before the app was shut down. She posted her first video to Vine the day after Robby did on April 5, 2013. She frequently includes her family members in her videos. Raquel…