The skincare brand brings in high-profile cultural figures as investors, signaling confidence in community-driven growth amid a tougher funding climate for Black-owned businesses. Skincare startup ...

As traditional funding sources grow increasingly scarce, skincare brand Topicals is turning to the power brokers of culture for its business strategy; tapping athletes, artists, and tastemakers who ...

For the second year in a row, Divine Ikubor, also known as Rema, again registered his imprint as the biggest news in pop culture. His musical feats, laurels, and exploits, for 2025 cemented his ...

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer defended edge rusher Dylan Stewart against criticism regarding his playing time. Stewart played through what Beamer described as being like a "broken back," ...

Though not a surprising move, South Carolina Athletic Director Jeremiah Donati says Gamecocks' head coach Shane Beamer will return in 2026, per The State's Jordan Kaye. The team is in the midst of a ...

Shane Beamer’s seen enough of his South Carolina team’s three-win season to know where the Gamecocks will be this time next year: in the thick of the playoff hunt. “We’re going to be sitting here ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Shane Beamer walked in with a sigh, mouth etched into that line that looked like a fishing hook had set in one cheek and the reel was pulling him to the side as he stubbornly ...

Has the Shane Beamer era run its course at South Carolina? It was a fair question before the Gamecocks' dismal 26-7 home loss to Oklahoma. It is South Carolina's fourth setback in five SEC games -- a ...

Today, Ayra Starr and Rema -- two of Nigeria's biggest chart-topping singer-songwriters -- have teamed up for "Who's Dat Girl?" The collab follows their surprise joint performance at last month's ...

Lonnie Teasley was in his third season as USC offensive line coach. Dwayne McLemore dmclemore@thestate.com On Sunday, Shane Beamer felt compelled to do something he’s never done as a head coach. He ...

South Carolina lost in its road game against LSU 20-10 on Saturday, moving to 3-3 on the year and 1-3 in the SEC. Beamer provided his usual postgame update for injuries, which featured a long list of ...