Daily Notes

Sunday Notes: Oprah, NBA Playoffs, Coachella, and more

Oprah Winfrey returns to Tennessee State University for commencement, the NBA Playoffs open strong, and Ghana becomes the first country to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine.

Culture

Saturday Notes: NBA Playoffs, Mannie Fresh, Basquiat x Warhol Exhbition

The 2023 NBA Playoffs begin Saturday. Mannie Fresh becomes the latest hip-hop producer to sell his catalog, while the Basquiat x Warhol exhibition opens in Paris.

Daddy Yankee

Friday Notes: Joel Embiid, Music Release Day and more

For the first time since 1994, all five New York winter sports teams are in the playoffs — on the same Friday that Daddy Yankee's Gasolina became the first reggaeton song in the National Recording Registry.

Culture

Thursday Notes: The Shade Room, "Sweetwater", NBA Play-in Tournameent

The Shade Room and No Jumper, built to serve Black audiences, have become platforms for right-wing disinformation — the latest sign that cultural reach and editorial responsibility are increasingly at odds.

Music

Wednesday Notes: Last Dance' Jordans, Questlove, Black Thought, and more

The Converse x Devin Booker Chuck 70 hits shelves today — undyed canvas, Arizona-inspired license plate details, and a minimalist spirit that makes Booker's signature collaboration more than just a hoop shoe.

Justin Jones

Tuesday Notes: Justin Jones, Aliyah Boston and more

Nashville's Metro Council voted to expedite the reinstatement of Representative Justin Jones just days after Tennessee Republicans expelled him — a swift and historic rebuke of the Republican supermajority.

Sports

Monday Notes: NBA Playoffs, WNBA Draft, Odell Beckham and more

The 2023 NBA Playoffs bracket is finalized with the Play-In Tournament tipping off Tuesday, April 11 — from Bucks at 1 to Bulls at 10 in the East, and Nuggets at 1 to Timberwolves at 10 in the West.

Tiger Woods

Sunday Notes: AI, Tiger Woods

This week's Sunday Notes covers AI chatbot jailbreaks going mainstream and Tiger Woods updates — the culture and sports week in brief.

Wu-Tang

Saturday Notes: Reps Justin Jones and Justin J Pearson and their expulsion

Tennessee Republicans expelled Reps. Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson after their gun control demonstration on the House floor.

Rema

Friday Notes: Stacey Abrams, Odunsi and more

This week's Friday Notes spotlights Stacey Abrams, Odunsi's latest, and how West African cities use festivals as defiance against terror threats.

Asake

Thursday Notes: Asake, Black Golf and more

Asake heats up the summer with the video for '2:30' as Shawny Binladen revives sample drill from Queens — Thursday's culture roundup.

Davido

Wednesday Notes: Davido, Kith and more

In a CNN interview, Davido shares the emotional weight of losing his son — and how stepping back changed everything. Wednesday's most important stories.