1. Release Day: 6lack, Hit-Boy and more
    6lack

    Release Day: 6lack, Hit-Boy and more

    6LACK made self-care his priority recording "Since I Have A Lover," telling Apple Music the shift gave him a new kind of inspiration — and it shows on release day alongside Hit-Boy and Glorilla.

    ·2 min read
  2. Friday Notes: Carl Lewis, Jack Dorsey, and more

    Friday Notes: Carl Lewis, Jack Dorsey, and more

    LeBron James' Uninterrupted produces a Carl Lewis documentary, Jack Dorsey's Block Inc. vows to fight Hindenburg Research's short report, and BET's streaming future looks murky.

    ·4 min read
  3. Uristocrat Sports Roundup
    NBA

    Uristocrat Sports Roundup

    Bucks GM Jon Horst talks building around Giannis, the NBA MVP race heats up, and the NCAA Sweet 16 delivers unexpected storylines in this week's Uristocrat sports roundup.

    ·6 min read
  4. Thursday Notes: The State of the Black Press
    Metro Boomin

    Thursday Notes: The State of the Black Press

    In 1933, NFL owners secretly banned Black players; thirteen years later, Black journalists helped force reintegration — a history explored alongside the current state of the Black press.

    ·5 min read
  5. Wednesday Notes: Off-White, RIP Willis Reed and more
    Meshell Ndegeocello

    Wednesday Notes: Off-White, RIP Willis Reed and more

    Off-White's Spring/Summer 2023 campaign, conceived by Ibrahim Kamara, drops as Wednesday Notes also marks the passing of Willis Reed — two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer.

    ·3 min read
  6. Tuesday Notes: Colson Whitehead, Mindy Kaling

    Tuesday Notes: Colson Whitehead, Mindy Kaling

    The BLAAC PD study — which tracks Parkinson's Disease in Black and African American communities — is expanding to new clinical sites, a breakthrough in health equity research.

    ·3 min read
  7. Nike SB x Air Jordan 4 Pine Green
    Air Jordan 4

    Nike SB x Air Jordan 4 Pine Green

    The Nike SB x Air Jordan 4 "Pine Green" pays tribute to Sandy Boedecker — the godfather of Nike SB — and designer Tinker Hatfield, releasing March 21 at 10 AM on SNKRS.

    ·3 min read
  8. Uristocrat Sports Round-Up: Jaylen Brown, HBCU NIL, NFL Free Agency
    Jaylen Brown

    Uristocrat Sports Round-Up: Jaylen Brown, HBCU NIL, NFL Free Agency

    Jaylen Brown opens up to the New York Times about his career year, educational inequality, and his complicated association with Kanye West — alongside HBCU NIL developments and NFL free agency.

    ·5 min read
  9. Monday Notes: Donna Summer, A New cold war in Africa, and more
    Donna Summer

    Monday Notes: Donna Summer, A New cold war in Africa, and more

    A new Donna Summer documentary reveals the darkness behind her disco persona — "You're looking at me, but what you see is not what I am" — opening Monday Notes alongside US-Africa geopolitics.

    ·4 min read
  10. Team USA's Black Contingent at the World Baseball Classic.
    World Baseball Classic

    Uristocrat Sports Round-Up

    Four top-10 seeds fell in opening weekend of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, as FiveThirtyEight breaks down the big winners from a wild first week — including Caitlin Clark's national spotlight moment.

    ·6 min read
  11. Sunday Notes: Karen Bass, Education, Real Estate Appraisals & the Air Movie
    Karen Bass

    Sunday Notes: Karen Bass, Education, Real Estate Appraisals & the Air Movie

    New Yorker writer Emily Witt profiles Karen Bass on fighting homelessness and reforming the LAPD as Sunday Notes also digs into discriminatory real estate appraisals and the upcoming Air movie.

    ·3 min read
  12. Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland
    Amaarae

    Saturday Notes: KAWS, Amaarae, Gov. Wes Moore

    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pledges "the most full assault on child poverty" in the state's history, while Saturday Notes also spotlights artist KAWS and Ghanaian pop star Amaarae.

    ·6 min read