Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Kirk named Minaj as an example of “role models” who are holding Black culture captive. A resurfaced video of Charlie ...

“Being a role model is the most important kind of educating.” —John Wooden In June 2025, shortly after the NBA Finals, journalists interviewed Vaughn Alexander, the father of Oklahoma City Thunder ...

On June 27, Newsweek published what many Swifties would say was nothing less than a hit piece. In “Taylor Swift Is Not a Good Role Model,” writer John Mac Ghlionn offered his opinion on the reasons ...

Humans are a social species, and we are strongly influenced by the examples other people set for us. I have written frequently about goal contagion—the idea that we often adopt the goals of the people ...

As CRN prepares to hand out its third annual Women of the Year Awards, we look at who our finalists for the Role Model of the Year categories say shaped their view of strong, effective leadership.

Kirk named Minaj as an example of “role models” who are holding Black culture captive. A resurfaced video of Charlie Kirk shows that he did not think Nicki Minaj was a “good role model” to Black girls ...