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MusicRelease Day: Young Thug, Coi Leray, Camidoh, Big Freedia
Coi Leray channels her critics and her complicated relationship with her father Benzino into her self-titled sophomore album COI. Big Freedia returns after nearly a decade with Central City, featuring Faith Evans and Lil Wayne.
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Tuesday Notes
Chris Paul — a 12-time All-Star mid-book tour — found out he'd been traded by the Phoenix Suns when his son told him. Bradley Beal heads to Phoenix while online clothing stores quietly drop return policies.
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Monday Notes
Pharrell Williams steps into the shoes of the late Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton's menswear creative director, debuting his first collection in Paris. Michael Jordan agrees to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets at a reported $3 billion valuation.
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Saturday Notes
The Philadelphia 15 — Black sailors kicked out of the Navy in 1940 for protesting racist abuse — were posthumously exonerated at the Pentagon on Juneteenth eve. The holiday is going national, but local traditions must be preserved.
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Friday Notes "Amapiano, We go show, We go let dem know, na we de run the town"
Asake's sophomore album Work of Art drops, igniting what the post calls the Summer of Amapiano. Nikola Jokic's low-key championship celebration contrasts with Denver's euphoric Nuggets parade, while Minneapolis marks three years since George Floyd's murder.
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MusicRelease Day: Asake, Killer Mike
Asake's Work of Art arrives less than a year after his debut, operating at a near-peerless level with amapiano-Fuji fusions and Yoruba panegyrics. Killer Mike's MICHAEL is his most personal record — gospel, funk, and hip-hop all grounded in the Black Southern church.
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CultureThursday Notes: "Strung out on this dusty couch In a big white ugly house"
HomeVestors of America, branded as "We Buy Ugly Houses," targets desperate homeowners with predatory tactics. Three-time Olympic champion Tori Bowie died from childbirth complications, underscoring the severity of the Black maternal mortality crisis.
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CultureWednesday Notes "I got, mental vision, intuition"
Jude Bellingham, just 19, is profiled as a once-in-a-generation talent heading to Real Madrid. Meanwhile NBA free agency looms with Khris Middleton, Bruce Brown, and Dillon Brooks among the top available forwards.
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CultureTuesday Notes: Denver wins NBA Finals, NYC Gig worker wage increase, Increase in text scams
Nikola Jokic is crowned Finals MVP as the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat in Game 5 to win their first-ever NBA championship. NYC simultaneously sets a $17.96 minimum hourly wage for app-based food delivery workers, rising to $19.96 by 2025.
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CultureMonday Notes
Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat head into Game 5 down 3-1, facing elimination in Denver. A Vox analysis documents how racial discrimination quietly steals measurable time from Black Americans' daily lives.
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CultureSunday Notes
MoMA's "New Photography 2023" is the museum's first group show focused on West Africa, featuring 151 works by seven Nigerian artists. Aaron Gordon's all-around dominance in Game 4 rendered every Miami Heat defensive scheme untenable.
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CultureSaturday Notes: Howard White, Champions League Final, NBA Finals
Howard White has been alongside Michael Jordan for every chapter of the Air Jordan story. He speaks on finding his calling as the Jordan Brand's Godfather while Manchester City and Inter Milan contest the Champions League Final in Istanbul.