Category: Features

Features
Built to Withstand: How Faith Transformed My Failure

I thought I had followed every divine instruction—prayed, planned, and launched in faith. But when failure showed up instead of fruit, I questioned everything. It wasn’t until I let go of proving myself and started trusting God with the outcome that everything changed. My greatest failure didn’t end my story; it rerouted me to the truth: I wasn’t just called to succeed—I was built to withstand.

Faith & Fashion
2018 Stunt Still Shapes Fashion Week in 2025

Drones Carrying Handbags: How Dolce & Gabbana’s 2018 Stunt Still Shapes Fashion Week in 2025 Back in 2018, Dolce & Gabbana stunned the fashion world when drones replaced traditional models to showcase luxury handbags. Seven years later, the fashion industry is still riding the wave of tech-driven creativity, pushing the limits of runway shows during […]

Spotlight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 6, 2024 ELEV8 Media Group, LLC, Announces Partnership with M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records and Dr. Leonard J. Thompson III In a groundbreaking move, ELEV8 Media Group, LLC and its premier publications, ELEV8 Magazine and RYZE Magazine, proudly announce their strategic partnership with M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records Inc. and renowned music executive Dr. Leonard J. Thompson III. This alliance […]

Features
Tamela Mann shuts down Essence with “Change Me”

Tamela Mann came through the virtual #EssenceFest and shut it down by singing “Change Me,” “I Can Only Imagine,” and “Take Me to the King.” #EssenceGetLifted #LIVEELEV8D adminOfficial Admin Account for ELEV8 MagazineUsed by ELEV8 Magazine’s editorial leadership and site administrators. This account supports our mission of delivering faith-filled content with integrity, excellence, and a […]

Church Girl Swag
What To Wear Today?

When you wake up in the morning and after you’ve made your first cup of coffee for the day. Looking in your closet that definitely needs to be cleaned out but we will get to that another day. Is it important to you to choose your own clothes to tackle the day ahead? Well, for […]

Sports
Black Lacrosse… dream or fantasy?

Hope rarely arrives neatly packaged. On the morning of Feb. 13, it appeared as the Hampton Pirates lacrosse team, a motley crew of misfits, cast-offs and neophytes. But when they took the field against the Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks, Hampton became the first historically black college to field a Division I lacrosse team in more than […]

Church Girl Swag
Inclusivity Strikes the Shoe Industry

Rebecca Allen’s shoe line offers women various hues of the coveted shade, nude. Created out of a personal wardrobe need the shoe line incorporates five illustrious shades of colors that coincide with women of all shades. From working in corporate to being a trailblazer in recognizing the gap that women from all different backgrounds were […]

Artists Spotlight
RCA Inspiration Celebrates Christian Music Legend Kirk Franklin

Franklin Wins NAACP Image Award RCA Inspiration, one of the premiere record labels in gospel and inspirational music, celebrates Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul/RCA), who garnered his latest NAACP Image Award win at this year’s 51st NAACP Image Awards. Franklin won in the category of Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song (Traditional or Contemporary) for his #1 smash hit “Love […]

Features
Brown Sugar Celebrates Women’s History Month with Movies Starring Oprah Winfrey, Halle Berry, Pam Grier, and More in March

Brown Sugar, the popular subscription streaming service from Bounce, will feature both a curated collection and popular returning titles in honor of Women’s History Month this March. To celebrate, March’s curated collection will include the classic hit Foxy Brown starring Pam Grier, Frankie, and Alice starring Halle Berry, the multi-generational coming of age story The Women of Brewster Place featuring Oprah Winfrey and more. Fan […]