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Wednesday Notes for July 30th, 2025

Wednesday's notes lead with a new collection of Okwui Enwezor's writings from Duke University Press — essential reading on curatorial thinking and cultural scale.

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Tuesday Notes for July 29th, 2025

Tuesday, July 29: Philadelphia honors Teddy Pendergrass with a street renaming, BlackStar Film Festival opens in Philly, and Supreme x Nike Air Force 1 Fall 2025 drops.

Culture

BlackStar Film Festival 2025: Celebrating Cinema for Liberation

The 14th annual BlackStar Film Festival returns to Philadelphia July 31–August 3, 2025 under the theme ‘Cinema for Liberation,’ centering Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmakers.

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Monday Notes for July 28th, 2025

Monday, July 28: Ghana mourns highlife legend Daddy Lumba at 60, Nike KD 18 Halloween drops, and Shedeur Sanders addresses his two speeding citations at Browns camp.

Culture

John Hope Franklin: Pioneering Historian and Civil Rights Scholar

John Hope Franklin (1915–2009) stands as one of America’s most distinguished historians, reshaping how the nation understood its racial past and lending his scholarship to the civil rights movement.

Culture

Make My Cake: Harlem's Sweet Southern Heritage in Every Bite

Make My Cake has been serving Southern-style confections rooted in Mississippi and Alabama family recipes from the heart of Harlem for over 25 years — a community institution with global reach.

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FlameKeepers Hat Club: Harlem's Premier Destination for Quality Headwear

FlameKeepers Hat Club at 273 W. 121st Street is more than a store — it’s a Harlem destination where style meets tradition, keeping the craft of premium headwear alive in NYC.

Sports

Swang: The Golf Collective Redefining Culture and Inclusion

Founded by Def Jam VP Modi Oyewole in August 2023, Swang is an LA golf collective running on the motto ‘pull up, tap in’ — creating genuine space for culture on the green.

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Saturday Notes for July 26th, 2025

Saturday, July 26: African Diaspora Goods SS25 drops in SoHo, Pharrell’s JOOPITER debuts its first watch auction, and Tyla x Wizkid release their collab ‘Dynamite.’

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African Diaspora Goods Spring/Summer 2025

At 176 Spring Street in SoHo, Tremaine Emory’s Denim Tears continues to challenge fashion boundaries with African Diaspora Goods SS25 — each piece telling a story of the diaspora.

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Friday Notes for July 25th, 2025

Amy Sherald withdrew 'American Sublime' from the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery after the museum considered removing her painting depicting a Black transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty.

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Kunle Martins Reflects on New York's Streetwear Golden Age in New Highsnobiety Interview

In Highsnobiety's 'Everything Is Streetwear' series, IRAK founder and graffiti legend Kunle Martins looks back on the early 2000s New York scene that helped shape modern streetwear.