1. Culture

    Wednesday Notes

    Barack and Michelle Obama describe Higher Ground's Hollywood ambitions: not prestige TV, but something else entirely. This edition also covers the week in Black business, fashion, and culture.

    ·1 min read
  2. Tuesday notes
    Culture

    Tuesday notes

    A year after ChatGPT's debut, Big Tech has muscled into AI and Silicon Valley's power map has shifted. This edition captures the week's defining stories.

    ·2 min read
  3. Monday Notes
    Culture

    Monday Notes

    A definitive look at how Silicon Valley's competitive anxieties and deep-pocket bets detonated the AI arms race — alongside Monday's curated cultural briefings.

    ·2 min read
  4. Friday Notes: Beyonce, KAYTRANADA, New Music Friday and more
    Culture

    Friday Notes: Beyonce, KAYTRANADA, New Music Friday and more

    Beyoncé marks the 'Renaissance' film release with 'My House,' a surprise single — alongside KAYTRANADA, New Music Friday selections, and the week's essential cultural briefings.

    ·6 min read
  5. Thursday Notes: Truly Humbled Under God, Kith and more

    Thursday Notes: Truly Humbled Under God, Kith and more

    Kith drops Winter 2023 Delivery II; Truly Humbled Under God is in the mix alongside Thursday's curated selection of sports, culture, and business stories from the week.

    ·3 min read
  6. Wednesday Notes: Charlie Munger, Economics & Equality for Black Workers, Fear of God Athletics, NBA In Season Tournament Elite 8 and more

    Wednesday Notes: Charlie Munger, Economics & Equality for Black Workers, Fear of God Athletics, NBA In Season Tournament Elite 8 and more

    Warren Buffett's longtime partner Charlie Munger dies at 99; a new report examines the widening gap between economics and equality for Black workers; and the NBA In-Season Tournament Elite Eight is set.

    ·6 min read
  7. Culture

    Tuesday Notes

    Your November 28, 2023 digest: the day's biggest stories in fashion, business, sports, and culture curated through a Black lens.

    ·2 min read
  8. Monday Notes

    Monday Notes

    Your November 27, 2023 digest: fashion, sports, business, and culture stories from a Black perspective.

    ·2 min read
  9. Wednesday Notes: OpenAI, James Whitner, Bad Boy Records Sued and more
    Culture

    Wednesday Notes: OpenAI, James Whitner, Bad Boy Records Sued and more

    Sam Altman out at OpenAI, James Whitner's next chapter, and Bad Boy Records faces a lawsuit — Wednesday November 22, 2023's biggest stories.

    ·3 min read
  10. Tuesday Notes

    Your November 21, 2023 digest covering the stories that shaped culture, fashion, sports, and business from a Black perspective.

    ·1 min read
  11. Monday Notes: Sam Altman x OpenAI x Microsoft, SpaceX, AI for African languages and more
    Culture

    Monday Notes: Sam Altman x OpenAI x Microsoft, SpaceX, AI for African languages and more

    Sam Altman joins Microsoft hours after being ousted from OpenAI, SpaceX launches again, and AI tools designed for African languages gain attention.

    ·4 min read
  12. Friday Notes: Andre 3000, Drake, African Art at the Met and more
    Culture

    Friday Notes: Andre 3000, Drake, African Art at the Met and more

    Andre 3000 drops New Blue Sun, a surprise flute album; Drake is in the mix; and African Art takes center stage at the Met. Friday November 17, 2023.

    ·5 min read