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

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

Music

The Roots’ Black Thought (aka Tariq Trotter) to Release Memoir, ‘The Upcycled Self’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The Roots’ Black Thought (aka Tariq Trotter) to Release Memoir, ‘The Upcycled Self’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Tariq Trotter — aka the Roots’ co-founder and rapper better known as Black Thought — will be releasing a memoir titled “The Upcycled Self,” out Nov. 14 on One World. While Trotter, who has won…


The Rise of Accra’s Sound System Culture

The Rise of Accra’s Sound System Culture
Discover another side of the Ghanaian city’s vibrant party scene through iMullar Sound System.

Food

Ebony Food & Wine Honors: Best Black Sommeliers

EBONY Food & Wine Honors: Best Black Sommeliers
Check out the inaugural class of the best Black sommeliers from around the globe for the 2023 EBONY Food & Wine Honors.

Film

Black Star Film Festival is back August 2-6

Black Star Film Festival is back August 2-6
BlackStar Film Festival creates the spaces and resources needed to uplift the work of Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists working outside of the confines of genre. The 2023 Edition of the Black Star Film Festival has just opened up pass sales for their festival this summer which is an annual