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This week, Namibia elected its first female president in the country’s history. Although female leadership in Africa isn’t new, this will be a first for Namibia. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will look to address the growing wealth disparity in Namibia. Namibia is one of the world’s most unequal countries when it comes to economic opportunities and access to services and she is hoping to change that.
Sarah Kunst and Cleo Capital launched a remote cybersecurity accelerator. This accelerator will be a 12-week program and will make a $250,000 investment in exchange for 7% equity. Tech is advancing at such a pace that cybersecurity will be exponentially important year by year. The companies that can deal with the ever-growing group of threats will be in a prime position to capitalize and accelerators such as these will be the catalyst they need.
In 2020, Jerry Lorenzo and Adidas announced a long-term partnership. Since then, we haven’t heard very much. Although his brand Fear of God has seen continued success, his work with Adidas hasn’t reached the same heights. This week, Adidas announced the Fear of God Athletics II Basketball shoe. This is fresh off of Jerry Lorenzo announcing that Fear of God would have a multiyear partnership with the NBA and WNBA.
Nosferatu is a vampire film set to be released on December 25, 2024. The character series below was done by Stephen Spencer, a photographer, art director, and composer based in Los Angeles (by way of New Jersey). Enjoy!
It’s no secret that Black media has issues with receiving advertising dollars which has been a focal point of a lot of conversations around inequities in media. This week, it was announced that a $10 billion dollar discrimination suit between mogul Byron Allen and McDonalds is headed to trial. The suit claims that McDonalds was discriminating by failing to allocate advertising dollars to Black-owned media.
Today, 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton raced his last race with Mercedes after 12 years, 246 races, and 6 championships with the team. He will be moving on to race for Ferrari next season.
On November 22, Netflix released its film adaptation of The Piano Lesson by August Wilson. Backed by a powerful cast and great direction, the film illustrated race, familial relationships, and religion. During the course of the film, the matriarch of the family, Berniece, played by Danielle Deadwyler, gives an impassioned speech. She’s in a conversation with Avery, who wants to marry her and she doesn’t seem to be interested at the time. Below is the part of the conversation that stood out.
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Virginia State University becomes the first HBCU to offer a CSWE-accredited MSW program that specializes in trauma-informed care.
According to Sportico, Coco Gauff was the highest-paid athlete of 2024 on a list that included fellow tennis star Naomi Osaka and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.
Spencer Badu takes us behind the scenes of the making of Collection 014.
Martial Arts is becoming an outlet for some Kenyans.
A North Carolina A&T grad is currently in the patent process for a wireless solar-powered jacket.
Conversations this week:
Doechii sat down with The Breakfast Club to talk about her new project.
Audra Mcdonald speaks with The New Yorker about her role in “Gypsy.”
Pharrell Williams sat down with Rick Rubin to talk about his career.
Song of the Week: “One and Only” by Michael Kiwanuka (U.K.)
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