Happy Sunday! Whether you’re a new subscriber or an existing subscriber, welcome back. Here are a few articles you should check out from this week!
We hope this newsletter finds you well. Before we get started, we have a bit of housekeeping to deal with. For starters, this will be the first week where we begin both interviews and the book club. We’re excited to have conversations with interesting people and check out some new and old literature. As always, if you have any suggestions feel free to let us know. We’ve gotten a few already and will be getting to those when the time comes.
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Now that we’ve settled that… To business? To business.
The first book that we did for our Book Club is Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style. When looking back at photos from the 50s and 60s, it's easy to see that the men always looked like they were dressed up all the time. With athleisure being a little more at the forefront of modern fashion, it is refreshing to see that there was a time when dressing up was the norm. Black Ivy is a style of dress that's a derivative of the Ivy League aesthetic. Jazz musicians, civil rights activists, poets, and writers donned the Ivy League attire but added their twist.
Read the full article here.
Dr. Delroy Brooks is an author and pastor from New York who is based in Southern California. His career involves active work both as a senior pastor dealing with adults and as a specialist in youth ministry. The role of the Black church in relation to Black culture and Black history is incalculable. But as times have evolved, so has the role and sentiment of the Black church also evolved. When exploring some of the nuances, leadership is a great place to start. Positive, negative, and everything in between we had a conversation with Dr. Brooks about culture, religion, and young people.
Read the full conversation here.
One of our subscribers suggested we cover some visual artists across the diaspora, so here we go! Amy Sherald is a painter from Columbus Georgia. She is best known for her portrait of the former First Lady Michelle Obama. Amy is one of several artists who are part of 'Artists for Kamala.’ This collective is auctioning their work for Vice President Kamala Harris's Presidential campaign.
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David Steward is now the richest Black person in America at $11.3 Billion. Steward is the majority owner of World Wide Technology, a tech company based in St. Louis Missouri.
The case against The Fearless Fund has been dismissed with prejudice. The Fearless Fund is a venture fund aimed at allocating funds to Black women. The case against them was that they were discriminating against non-Black founders.
Anita Neil, U.K.’s first Black female olympian, was appointed MBE this week. She competed in Mexico and Germany in 1968 and 1972.
Shaquille O’neal and Authentic Brands Group have finalized a $1.2 Billion purchase of Champion.
Due to health reasons, Donald Glover has cancelled the remainder of the Childish Gambino tour.
Standout Interviews from This Week:
Joe Freshgoods speaks about his background and career in design.
Jimmy Butler talks to Architectural Digest about his California Home.
Song of the Week: “Saturday Night Special” by LL Cool J feat. Rick Ross and Fat Joe (U.S.A.)
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