Dayna Carney

Even so, I was also a teenager, making decisions based on the visibility that our culture teaches us to desire. I knew that my audience wanted to feel authenticity from me. To give that to them, I revealed pieces of myself that I might have been wiser to keep private.

" Each choice made informed all of the other choices down the road as the design developed. Paula walked me through each step of the process and shared strengths and weaknesses with each choice."

Because that’s what it was like before the Internet. You made your own fun.

Nielsen  reported  that Black consumers are in a “remarkable period of influence,” with the “highest smartphone ownership and usage of any demographic group and an unyielding desire for self-expression and image control.” 

Instead, the superstar made her comeback performance (it’s Rihanna’s  first since the 2018 Grammys ) atop seven platforms suspended anywhere from 15 to 60 feet above the field. And while the LED-lit platforms, which were arranged in different positions as the singer moved through hits ranging from “Bitch Better Have My Money” to “Rude Boy,” looked