KWAME

A few folks have requested that I send what I’m reading and listening to. Here goes:

Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader and MLK aide, dies at 98 – “I’ve never felt your ministry should be totally devoted to making a heavenly home. I thought it should also be devoted to making your home here heavenly”

Officials warn Africa is at ‘break the glass’ moment – “To say we are not concerned and trembling in our boots about what might be in the coming weeks and months is an understatement.”

Universities Shouldn’t Spend Their Endowments on Coronavirus Relief – “Part of America’s greatness as a nation, and as an innovator, is its unwillingness to ask anew every day whether its elite accumulations of wealth should be torn down and rededicated to everyday purposes of a supposedly greater benevolence.”

How The Weeknd Mastered his Brand – ““Not having a brand” still requires the curation and focus of having a brand. It actually requires more work since its a nonstandard approach with less how-to guides and fewer advisors who can share quick tips.”

Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Explains Himself – “Capitalism does not work in an 18-month shutdown, capitalism can work in a 30-day shutdown.”

Podcast – Chamath Palihapitiya: “The investing landscape is done,” taxes will go up, and a two-week lockdown is inevitable

Here’s an album I enjoyed this weekend: