This is the perfect response to the backlash the new Star Wars film has received for having a black actor in one of the leading roles.

Billionaire couple Mellody Hobson and George Lucas recently gave a very generous donation to the private University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. According to sources, the investment executive and Star Wars” creator pledged $25 million for the construction of an arts building. MUST READ: Mellody Hobson Marries Billionaire “Star Wars” Director George Lucas The Chicago Tribune reports […]

On paper, Mellody Hobson is nothing less than impressive. Her extensive resume boasts her meteoric climb from intern to president of Ariel Investments, LLC. Mellody is clearly a boss as she’s the head beauty in charge of managing the firm and strategic planning and she oversees all operations outside of research and portfolio management. Must […]

In her first interview since getting a ring put on it by movie mogul, George Lucas, Mellody Hobson opened up to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her love-at-first-sight moment with Lucas. Mellody is the financial expert who contributes most of the show’s money talk on her segment, Money Mondays. As the president of Ariel […]

Congratulations are in order for “Star Wars” film maker George Lucas and new fiancee Mellody Hobson! After six years of dating, the couple are ready to get married! A spokeswoman for Lucasfilm Ltd confirmed that they are engaged, reports HuffingtonPost. Chicago native, Mellody Hobson graduated Princeton University and serves on the board of many corporations […]