Culture

Friday Notes for February 28th, 2025

Jalen Brunson reveals his Kobe 4 Protro NCAA Championship PE, Black women who built NYC's most iconic dining rooms, and OpenAI drops GPT-4.5.

Fashion

Takashi Murakami x MLB Unveil Limited-Edition Collection for 2025 Tokyo Series

The worlds of contemporary art and baseball collide as Takashi Murakami teams up with Major League Baseball (MLB) to release a limited-edition collection for the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series.

Culture

Thursday Notes for February 27th, 2025

Huge crowds turned out for the 60th anniversary of Malcolm X's assassination at the Shabazz Center. Also: Jermaine Dupri's So So Def legacy heads to Emory, and Shaedon Sharpe throws down a Dunk of Year candidate.

Culture

Wednesday Notes for February 26th, 2025

Nike officially unveils the Vaporfly 4, its lightest super shoe yet, alongside the race-focused Streakfly 2. Black borrowers face fresh uncertainty over student loan repayment timelines.

Culture

Tuesday Notes for February 25th, 2025

An 1887 opera by a Black composer finally surfaces this Black History Month, alongside new reporting on the ghostly secrets of slave ships and the great resegregation.

Culture

Monday Notes for February 24th, 2025

Hazel Scott's meteoric rise as a jazz talent — and her eventual erasure from the spotlight — headlines this Monday's edition. The Disappearance of Miss Scott is this week's must-read.

Culture

Friday Notes for February 21st, 2025

Wales Bonner partnered with Howard University for Howard Universal, a publication celebrating Black excellence at The Mecca. Also: ALD's SS25 lookbook and Bad Bunny's Bold Gold adidas Ballerina.

Sports

Monica Wright Rogers Named General Manager of Toronto Tempo

Monica Wright Rogers takes the helm as General Manager of the Toronto Tempo — the WNBA's newest expansion franchise — in a landmark front-office appointment.

Culture

Thursday Notes for February 20th, 2025

The February 20th, 2025 edition of Uristocrat Notes covers Black History Month stories, fresh sneaker drops, sports highlights, and culture curated for the week.

Culture

Tuesday Notes for February 18th, 2025

Trump policies threaten Black students with disabilities as DEI is dismantled, while Philadelphia celebrates the Eagles' Super Bowl championship on Broad Street.

Culture

Monday Notes for February 17th, 2025

Kamala Harris receives the NAACP Chairman's Award, federal job cuts disproportionately threaten Black middle-class families, and Stephen Curry wins All-Star MVP in San Francisco.

Sports

Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Parade

The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their Super Bowl championship with a victory parade through the streets of Philadelphia, drawing massive crowds of fans from across the region.