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The Weeknd
In January, The Weeknd released Hurry Up Tomorrow, the final album in his trilogy. The previous albums in the trilogy were After Hours in 2020 and Dawn FM in 2022. When Hurry Up Tomorrow was released, it performed well commercially, selling over 400,000 copies in the first week and accumulating over 58 million Spotify streams in the first day. To support the album, The Weeknd went on the After Hours til Dawn Tour, which ended up being just as successful as the album.
This week, the After Hours til Dawn Tour became the first tour by a Black artist since Tina Turner’s Wildest Dreams tour in 1996 to sell 4 million tickets. The Weeknd also became the first Black artist to gross $600 million on a single tour.
Wendell Pierce
Caesars Palace Times Square and award-winning actor and producer Wendell Pierce announced a $10 million investment to support New York’s historic theatres of color. This comes as Caesars Palace and Roc Nation are currently proposing to build a casino in Times Square, which has drawn mixed reviews from the public. This $10 million investment will not be as polarizing. Historically, theatres of color haven’t received as much support as their counterparts. And in a place like New York, there are thousands of students, performers, and writers who could benefit from more support for historic theaters of color. One of the main goals is to increase production, marketing, and awareness for historically Black theaters.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has long been an institution focused on researching and distributing funds for initiatives that benefit the population. This week, as part of a push by the current administration to stop all DEI programs, the NIH scrapped all research focused on racial and socioeconomic gaps. Minority groups and low-income groups suffer from certain illnesses at higher rates than others. Research into this has always been necessary, but the current administration seems to think otherwise and instead wants to focus on all vulnerable groups, basing support on need rather than identity. Of course, the less research that’s done on minority groups, the fewer resources and less funding can go toward solving the problems plaguing those communities. Specifically for Black people in America, several disparities contribute to outcome inequalities. If the federal government won’t be part of the solution, it could further worsen the already existing inequalities.
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Swazi DJ, Uncle Waffles became the newest face of Adidas Originals.
Tennis champion Venus Williams was given her own Barbie.
The Lives and Loves of James Baldwin, by the New York Times.
The African Union is pushing for the adoption of a map that properly reflects the true size of the continent.
Chef Gregory Gourdet makes New York debut.
Conversations this week
Steve Lacy talks to Rolling Stone about his new album.
Edward Buchanan, formerly of Bottega Veneta, speaks about his career in fashion.
Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright discuss their Spike Lee-directed film "Highest 2 Lowest."
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