Welcome to Vol 167 of the Spread!

Hello and welcome back to the Spread, your weekly edit of all the best stories and global news about Africans shaping mainstream culture.

Happy New Year!!!

Welcome to our very first newsletter of 2026! We've missed you. Honestly, it feels like we blinked and the holidays just...happened. You have no idea how glad and grateful we are to be back in your inbox.

Not to be a tease, but this year is going to be something really special. We've been cooking up some truly amazing things behind the scenes, and we genuinely can't wait for you to see what we have planned for 2026. Big ideas, fresh voices, and stories that'll make you think (and feel). All of that’s coming your way this year.

But we'll get to all that later. For now, let's ease back into things together. Without further ado, here's your weekly dose of culture, curated with love, just for you.

Mary x,

Now on to the real peel 👇

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