Tuesday Notes for July 22nd, 2025

Tuesday Notes for July 22nd, 2025

Culture

Trump Administration Releases FBI Documents on Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump Administration Releases FBI Documents on Martin Luther King Jr.
The Trump administration released over 230,000 pages of previously classified documents related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, July 21, 2025. The massive document dump represents one of the most significant disclosures of government records concerning the civil rights leader’s death in decades. The

Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison

Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison
A federal judge defies DOJ recommendation for no prison time, calling the government’s approach to the case “incongruous and inappropriate” A federal judge on Monday sentenced former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison to 33 months in prison for violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights during the deadly 2020 raid that killed

Black Women Fight for Life in Houston’s Most Toxic — and Gentrifying — Neighborhood

Black Women Fight for Life in Houston’s Most Toxic — and Gentrifying — Neighborhood
In Settegast, where the average person dies before retirement age, Black women battle environmental racism and a record increase in cost of living.

Music

Tyler, The Creator releases "Stop Playing with Me" Video with LeBron James and Clipse

Tyler, The Creator releases “Stop Playing with Me” Video with LeBron James and Clipse
Tyler, The Creator wasted no time launching the visual era for his surprise album Don’t Tap The Glass, dropping the energetic music video for “Stop Playing with Me” just hours after the album’s release. The self-directed visual features surprise cameos from NBA superstar LeBron James, his business partner Maverick Carter,

Sneakers

UNDEFEATED x Air Jordan 4 Releases On August 2nd

UNDEFEATED x Air Jordan 4 Releases On August 2nd
One of sneaker culture’s most legendary collaborations is making its long-awaited return. The UNDEFEATED x Air Jordan 4, originally released in extremely limited quantities in 2005, is set to drop on August 2nd, 2025, marking the 20th anniversary of this iconic partnership. UNDEFEATED Air Jordan 4UNDEFEATED Air Jordan 4 Historical

Sports

Franchise-shifting trades to draft disasters: Roster mistakes for all 30 NBA teams since 2020

Franchise-shifting trades to draft disasters: Roster mistakes for all 30 NBA teams since 2020
Zach Kram examines the deals, trades and picks that all 30 NBA teams would like to take back from the 2020s.


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Technology

User privacy app Cloaked adds AI-powered caller screening

User privacy app Cloaked adds AI-powered caller screening | TechCrunch
Cloaked is releasing a new call guard feature to let an AI-powered bot chat to scammers on a user’s behalf.



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