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Wednesday Notes

VC dollars to Black startup founders dropped more than 50% in 2022—Wednesday's lead story alongside an extraordinary debut memoir of Black American boyhood.

Black Thought

Tuesday Notes

Black Thought delivers a stunning love letter to hip-hop—Tuesday's links also cover AFROPUNK Cinema Noir's showcase of South African youth culture.

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Monday Notes

Burna Boy, Rema, and Tems lit up the 2023 NBA All-Star Game—Monday's links recap the full weekend, including Jayson Tatum's MVP and Mac McClung's dunk contest win.

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Sunday Notes

Ghanaian football star Christian Atsu was found in the rubble of the Turkey earthquake—two weeks after going missing following the February 6th disaster.

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Saturday Notes

The NBA's generation war is heating up—retired stars used to criticize freely on ESPN, but today's players are clapping back on podcasts and Instagram.

NBA

Friday Notes

NBA All-Star Weekend lands in Salt Lake City—Friday's links have your viewing guide plus YKB's new mixtape 'Never Lazy' and fresh Janelle Monáe music.

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Thursday Notes

adidas Basketball drops its 2023 Chapter 02 collection just before NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City—Thursday's sneaker highlight plus more links.

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Wednesday Notes

Groups like ExodUS and Blaxit Global are helping Black women leave the US for a better quality of life—Wednesday's lead story alongside Rihanna's Vogue cover.

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Tuesday Notes

Mississippi lawmakers are pushing to establish a separate, predominantly white justice system in Jackson—Tuesday's lead link and a critical read.

Supreme

Monday Notes

Supreme drops the Spring/Summer 2023 lookbook—Monday's links also cover why a UnitedMasters exec believes independence is the future of music.

Sunday Notes

The 1926 'wedding of the century': Yolande DuBois married Countee Cullen with 26 bridesmaids and 3,000 guests—then Cullen left for the honeymoon with his best man.

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Saturday Notes

Those giant red Astro Boy-inspired boots from a NYC collective broke the internet this week—that's Saturday's lead, alongside the Air Jordan 1 x Teyana Taylor.