Culture

Sunday Notes: Sports Roundup featuring NBA Playoffs News, Suns fire Monty Williams

Monty Williams is out in Phoenix after four seasons—fired just days after the Suns' playoff exit—as the NBA Conference Finals matchups come into focus.

Music

Friday Notes

The Marine veteran who choked Jordan Neely on a New York subway will face manslaughter charges, as the NBA Playoffs deliver a crucial double-header Game 6 Friday night.

Culture

Thursday Notes: Sports Roundup, Generative AI news, and more

The NBA Playoffs deliver drama on both coasts, while Google announces a sweeping push into generative AI—and someone is already profiting from AI-generated Frank Ocean music.

Culture

Wednesday Notes: Black Thought's Memoir, Accra's Sound System Culture

Tariq Trotter—better known as Black Thought of The Roots—is releasing a memoir called 'The Upcycled Self' on November 14, alongside today's feature on Accra's growing sound system scene.

Culture

Black Star Film Festival is back August 2-6

BlackStar Film Festival, Philadelphia's annual celebration of film by Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists from across the diaspora, returns August 2-6, 2023—passes are on sale now.

Culture

Uristocrat Notes: Lonnie Walker vs. the Warriors, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Black Sherif

Three stories worth your time: Lonnie Walker's big game for the Lakers, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's debut novel, and Black Sherif making history at the Ghana Music Awards.

Culture

Uristocrat Notes: James Harden, a new bio of MLK Jr. and more

Jonathan Eig's new biography of MLK Jr. takes one of history's most documented figures into fresh territory—a major read alongside the NBA Playoffs' biggest moments.

Technology

Uristocrat Notes: Sports Roundup, Tech Worker Wealth, and Digital Media

Tech workers are losing the wealth that made Silicon Valley legendary, while the NBA Playoffs deliver a Heat/Knicks thriller and a new AI phenomenon—ChatFished—starts breaking friendships.

Culture

Uristocrat Notes: HBCU Donations, Albums from Jidenna and Armani White, Sports roundup and more

A new study confirms HBCUs receive donations 178 times lower than Ivy League schools—a staggering gap that shapes everything from facilities to scholarships.

Culture

Thursday Notes: Jordan Neely, NBA Playoffs, Nike vs. Bots

New York erupts in anger over the subway choking death of Jordan Neely, while Nike reveals its SNKRS app is flooded with nearly 12 billion bot entries every month.

Culture

Wednesday Notes: Sports Roundup, Harlem Shake, Missy Elliot x Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

From Embiid winning MVP to Missy Elliott entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Wednesday's roundup covers the biggest cultural and sports moments of the day.

Culture

Tuesday Notes

11,500 television and film writers walked off the job for the first time in 15 years, halting productions across Hollywood over pay and streaming residuals.