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!
The music industry has been an industry of tumultuous and predatory contracts for years. With the advent of the internet and streaming, some parity has been added both to the access to information and also the access to money. Independent artists have more opportunities to skip the traditional label infrastructure and create systems of their own to provide for themselves and their families. United Masters, a music distribution service founded by former music exec Steve Stoute, has introduced a feature that allows artists to get royalty payments daily. Normally, artists have to wait a month or even longer to get their royalty payments. United Masters is showing its forward-thinking place in the market by changing that.
SparkCharge is the world's largest off-grid electric vehicle fleet charging network. The company is a Black-owned company founded by Joshua Aviv. We know that more and more people are driving electric vehicles, but often we don’t talk about the work in infrastructure that will be required to keep up with the demand for electric vehicles. Charging stations and portable charging stations are nonnegotiable elements of a world where a lot of people are driving electric cars. This week, SparkCharge raised $30.5 million to expand its mobile charging services to more of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
Our podcast Pause For a Moment will be returning in June. It will be monthly as opposed to weekly. We’re excited about all the stories that we’re preparing to share. We have also been working tirelessly to put together a store and we’re proud to announce it is finally here! The Malindi Press store features books by Black authors and will have our inaugural “Press Room Collection.” We want everyone to feel part of the brand and to honor all the pieces and layers that go into making something like Malindi Press work. So for the readers, dreamers, and storytellers, we hope you enjoy and support. The final step of the store will be art by Black artists, which will be added before the end of the summer. Shop Now!
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the White House this week to discuss some of the tensions between the countries concerning false claims of a “white genocide.”
U.S. Black travelers now represent $145 billion in the marketplace.
Leaders from the African Union and the European Union met this week in Brussels for the first time since 2022 to discuss continued moves for cooperation, migration, and peace.
This week, Trump announced revoking international students admissions from Harvard University. The order was quickly blocked by a Judge.
The Song & Dance Company of Mozambique is headlining the DanceAfrica festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music from May 23-26.
The first teaser trailer for Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” starring Denzel Washington and ASAP Rocky has been released. See the trailer below.
Conversations this week
Academy Award-winning director, Spike Lee, sits down with Boardroom to talk about his new film “Highest 2 Lowest,” which premiered at Cannes this week.
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Song of the Week: “TaTaTa” by Burna Boy feat. Travis Scott (Nigeria x U.S.A.)
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