Thursday Notes for February 6th, 2025
The February 6th, 2025 edition of Uristocrat Notes
This is an edition of Uristocrat Notes, a newsletter that explores what we are reading as it relates to cultural stories of the day.
Black History Month
Remembering Lt. Col. Harry S. Stewart Jr., One of the Last Surviving Tuskegee Airmen
Remembering Lt. Col. Harry S. Stewart Jr., One of the Last Surviving Tuskegee Airmen - EBONY
Lt. Col. Harry S. Stewart Jr., one of the last two surviving pilots of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, passed away on February 2.
Rashad Grove
Culture
Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. Co-Founder and Hip-Hop Executive, Dies at 54
Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. Co-Founder and Hip-Hop Executive, Dies at 54 - EBONY
Hip-hop executive and Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti has died at 54 after suffering another stroke. Best known for launching the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, Gotti helped define early 2000s hip-hop and R&B with chart-topping hits.
Emanuel Okusanya
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap’
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap’
“Fifteen Cents on the Dollar” highlights the importance of understanding racial wealth disparities throughout U.S. history.
Karen Juanita Carrillo
Sneakers
OFF-WHITE x Air Jordan 1 High OG "Alaska": A Tribute to Virgil Abloh's Legacy
OFF-WHITE x Air Jordan 1 High OG “Alaska”: A Tribute to Virgil Abloh’s Legacy
Nike and OFF-WHITE are set to honor the late Virgil Abloh with the release of the Air Jordan 1 High OG “Alaska.”
Uristocrat
Sports
NBA scores tonight (Feb. 5)
Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from Feb. 5 | NBA.com
Get the latest NBA news and highlights, including real-time NBA trade deadline coverage, with the Nightly Pulse.
NBA.com Staff
Sources: Lakers move for Hornets center Williams
Sources: Lakers move for Hornets center Williams
The Lakers are trading Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and a 2030 pick swap to the Hornets for center Mark Williams, sources told ESPN.
Dave McMenamin
Trotter follows father's Super Bowl footsteps, joining list of notable father-son combos
Trotter follows father’s Super Bowl footsteps, joining list of notable father-son combos
Both Jeremiah Trotter and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. will have played for the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowls after Sunday.
ESPN staff
Technology
Share Of Startup Funding For Black Founders Hits Multiyear Low
Share Of Startup Funding For Black Founders Hits Multiyear Low
Only around $730 million — or 0.4% of all funding — went to startups with a Black founder or co-founder last year, per Crunchbase data. That’s the lowest share in years, and down more than two-thirds from just three years ago.
Joanna Glasner
Uristocrat Black History Month Collection
Proceeds from this collection are donated to community organizations.
Black History Crewneck | Uristocrat Store
Black History Crewneck
Black History Month Snapback | Uristocrat Store
Black History Month Snapback
