Culture

Monday Notes for March 3rd, 2025

The March 3rd, 2025 edition of Uristocrat Notes

Culture

Celebrating Ghana Month 2025: Honoring Culture, Heritage, and Progress

Ghana Month is celebrated every March to honor the country’s history, traditions, and achievements and to celebrate Ghana’s 68th Independence anniversary in March

Culture

Friday Notes for February 28th, 2025

Jalen Brunson reveals his Kobe 4 Protro NCAA Championship PE, Black women who built NYC's most iconic dining rooms, and OpenAI drops GPT-4.5.

Sneakers

Air Jordan 4 ‘Seafoam’

The Air Jordan 4 'Seafoam' is a highly anticipated release, offering a fresh pastel green take on the classic silhouette. Set to drop on March 8, 2025, this women's exclusive is expected to be a sought-after addition to any sneaker collection.

Fashion

Takashi Murakami x MLB Unveil Limited-Edition Collection for 2025 Tokyo Series

The worlds of contemporary art and baseball collide as Takashi Murakami teams up with Major League Baseball (MLB) to release a limited-edition collection for the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series.

Fashion

Aimé Leon Dore Spring / Summer '25 Uniform

Aimé Leon Dore reintroduces the Uniform collection for Spring / Summer 2025

Culture

Thursday Notes for February 27th, 2025

Huge crowds turned out for the 60th anniversary of Malcolm X's assassination at the Shabazz Center. Also: Jermaine Dupri's So So Def legacy heads to Emory, and Shaedon Sharpe throws down a Dunk of Year candidate.

Culture

Wednesday Notes for February 26th, 2025

Nike officially unveils the Vaporfly 4, its lightest super shoe yet, alongside the race-focused Streakfly 2. Black borrowers face fresh uncertainty over student loan repayment timelines.

Sneakers

Nike unveils Vaporfly 4 and Streakfly 2

The Vaporfly 4 is the lightest shoe in Nike's super shoe lineage, refined with input from elite runners. The Streakfly 2 is built for short-course speed — 5K and 10K — with a lighter, more aggressive profile.

Culture

Tuesday Notes for February 25th, 2025

An 1887 opera by a Black composer finally surfaces this Black History Month, alongside new reporting on the ghostly secrets of slave ships and the great resegregation.

Culture

Monday Notes for February 24th, 2025

Hazel Scott's meteoric rise as a jazz talent — and her eventual erasure from the spotlight — headlines this Monday's edition. The Disappearance of Miss Scott is this week's must-read.

Culture

Friday Notes for February 21st, 2025

Wales Bonner partnered with Howard University for Howard Universal, a publication celebrating Black excellence at The Mecca. Also: ALD's SS25 lookbook and Bad Bunny's Bold Gold adidas Ballerina.