Mellody Hobson becomes Chairwoman of Starbucks, making her the first black chairwoman of an S&P 500 company. She succeeds Myron Ullman II as chairman...
The Lucas Museum or Friends of Economic Stagnation
Chicago Defender Editorial Commentary
By Shari Runner
Our elected local officials and community members are constantly challenged by the...
To A New Location
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
Perhaps the planners of George Lucas' Museum should have seen the Star Wars series, or in...
Filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson are donating $25 million to a prestigious private school on Chicago's South Side.
The University of Chicago...
Former mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, 71, has stepped out on the town with his reported girlfriend, Dr. Adele Joy Cobbs, 41, reports DNAInfo.com. The couple officially made their national debut at the June 22 wedding party of financier Mellody Hobson, 43, and film-maker George Lucas, 68, who tied the knot at Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California. As previously reported by NewsOne, Hobson, who is president of Ariel Investments LLC, a $3 billion investment firm based in Chicago, and the Star Wars director have been together for 7 years. Read more from DNA Info: Sources who were at the George Lucas-Mellody Hobson wedding party, held in June at Promontory Point, said Daley and his date “hit it off after meeting at the gym,” [Shia] Kapos reported in Crain’s. Neither Daley nor Cobbs confirmed their dating status to Crain’s. Cobbs couldn’t be reached for comment. Cobbs, who lives in Hyde ...
Here's an exclusive photo of newlyweds George Lucas and Mellody Hobson! The visionary "Star Wars" filmmaker wed the Ariel Investments president before...
