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Spike Lee's 40 Acres Opens Its Vault for Fort Greene Pop-Up
Spike Lee opens his Fort Greene headquarters vault for a rare pop-up sale featuring original film memorabilia, with music by DJ Spinna this Saturday.
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Wednesday Notes for August 6th, 2025
Culture Kwame Onwuachi Brings Las' Lap's West Indian Spirit to South Beach Kwame Onwuachi Brings Las’ Lap’s West Indian Spirit to South BeachKey Takeaways * James Beard Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi has opened Las’ Lap Miami at The Daydrift hotel in South Beach * The restaurant is the
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Tuesday Notes for August 5th, 2025
Culture Spike Lee and Denzel Washington Reunite for Crime Thriller "Highest 2 Lowest" Spike Lee and Denzel Washington Reunite for Crime Thriller “Highest 2 Lowest”Spike Lee and Denzel Washington team up for their fifth collaboration in “Highest 2 Lowest,” a modern crime thriller inspired by Akira Kurosawa’
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Spike Lee and Denzel Washington Reunite for Crime Thriller "Highest 2 Lowest"
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington team up for their fifth collaboration in "Highest 2 Lowest," a modern crime thriller inspired by Akira Kurosawa's classic "High and Low," featuring an all-star cast including A$AP Rocky and Ice Spice.
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Monday Notes for August 4th, 2025
Culture Black Jobless Rate Tops 7% As White House Defends Ouster Of Labor Data Official Black Jobless Rate Tops 7% As White House Defends Ouster Of Labor Data OfficialThe Black unemployment rate hit its highest mark since December 2021, while the White House defended the firing of Erika McEnfarterBlack EnterpriseDaniel
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Friday Notes for August 1st, 2025
Culture Kamala Harris’s Post-Election TV Diet: ‘Lots of Cooking Shows’ Music Metro Boomin' Releases "A Futuristic Summa" Sneakers Bad Bunny Joins Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS, Brings F1 To Puerto Rico With adidas Originals Bad Bunny Joins Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS, Brings F1 To Puerto Rico With adidas OriginalsPuerto Rico is
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Wednesday Notes for July 30th, 2025
Culture How Okwui Enwezor Made the Art World Bigger How Okwui Enwezor Made the Art World BiggerA new collection of his writings, out in August from Duke, reveals the thinking behind his boundary-breaking curatorial work.ARTnews.comLauren Cornell Sneakers Nike KD 18 Team Banks “White” Nike KD 18 Team Banks
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Tuesday Notes for July 29th, 2025
Culture Philadelphia Renames Street After Teddy Pendergrass Philadelphia Renames Street After Teddy PendergrassPhiladelphia officially honored one of its most beloved musical sons on Saturday, July 27, 2025, renaming the 400 block of South Broad Street as “Teddy Pendergrass Way” in a ceremony that celebrated the legacy of the legendary R&
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BlackStar Film Festival 2025: Celebrating Cinema for Liberation
The 14th annual BlackStar Film Festival returns to Philadelphia from July 31 to August 3, 2025, positioning itself as one of the nation's most significant platforms for Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmakers. This year's theme, "Cinema for Liberation," reflects the festival's continued
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Monday Notes for July 28th, 2025
Culture Ghanaian Highlife Legend Daddy Lumba Passes Away at 60 Ghanaian Highlife Legend Daddy Lumba Passes Away at 60Ghana Mourns the Loss of a Musical Icon Ghana’s beloved highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the age of
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John Hope Franklin: Pioneering Historian and Civil Rights Scholar
A Life Dedicated to Truth and Justice John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) stands as one of America's most distinguished historians and a towering figure in the study of African American history. Born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, Franklin would go on to revolutionize how Americans understood their nation's racial
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Make My Cake: Harlem's Sweet Southern Heritage in Every Bite
In the heart of Harlem, where culture and tradition intersect on every corner, stands a bakery that has become more than just a place to buy dessert—it's a community institution. Make My Cake has been serving up Southern-style confections for over 25 years, turning family recipes rooted