Happy rest and restoration day! If you’re anything like me (please don’t be), your Sunday is filled with rituals: cleaning, french-pressed coffee, little girls riding scooters up and down hardwood floored hallways; and slow, methodical preparation for the week ahead. A lot of that is gathering what has happened in the week prior and making sense of it all.
So starting today, as part of The Politics of Love Substack, I’ll be sharing my list of listenings, readings, findings, quotes, and news that have kept me somewhat sane M-F. Please share and indulge. These will be in no particular order because, well, that’s just my brain.
Idea Generation keeps popping up in my Instagram algorithm. Their Spotify doesn’t have all the conversations, but recently I was catching up on the story of how Mass Appeal—magazine turned record label and production studio came to be. Fly sh*t.
Walela Nehanda’s cancer memoir is available for pre-order. Go and cop that.
Genocide is STILL genocide, no matter how you slice it.
Treis Hill owns Dick & Jane’s, one of my fave cocktail bars in Brooklyn (in all of NYC really.) For those who may not know, he was also one of the HNIC’s at Alife. This Hypebeast interview with another cultural icon, Jeff Staple, is an oldie but a goodie and worth the listen for the streetwear/culture heads out there.
For those that don’t know, during the day I’m a Creative Director at T Brand Studio, part of New York Times Advertising. We’re working on an exciting project and to help the team stay groovy and inspired, I made a playlist. Check it out. It’s updated weekly by the studio.
I was interviewed some time ago on a really cool podcast called Social Pros where I waxed poetic about my role as a Creative Director
Me and the beautiful homies at Around the Way Curls sat for a live conversation on liberation at Babel Loft in Clinton Hill.
The red version is sold out but Sara Musa’s scarf is a beautiful and stylish way to show solidarity with Palestine
October-editions is one of my favorite brands at the moment—the Mark cardigan has become my staple piece. Got me out here on my Sammy Davis for the winter time.
Leor Galil’s long-form breakdown of the Chicago House music scene and zine culture is still a must-read for anyone wanting to understand how the queer community has shaped so much of how we engage with art today.
Lastly, my book is available for preorder too if you wanna support a Black man out here snappin’ necks and cashin’ checks.
More ish on the way. Peace, love, and prosperity.
