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Grateful to the @interledgerfoundation Interledger Foundation and @kokayi Kokayi Walker for the opportunity to join the Future Money podcast live from the @wacifdmv WACIF Cultivate Summit 2026 in Washington, DC.It was a privilege to share the conversation with such an inspiring group of innovators:Shellée M. Haynesworth, whose work preserves and elevates Black history and culture through powerful storytelling, andHoward Hesson, who is helping entrepreneurs become capital-ready through financial strategy and business development.Our discussion explored the evolving future of money, entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation, and equitable access to capital. As technology continues to reshape how founders build and scale companies, conversations like these are essential to ensuring that innovation is inclusive and accessible to entrepreneurs from all backgrounds.A sincere thank you to the Interledger Foundation for the opportunity to be part of this important conversation.#FutureMoney #Interledger #OpenFinance #Innovation #Entrepreneurship WACIF by @kokayi

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Building the future of money isn’t just about technology. It’s about the people rethinking how we build businesses, create value, and unlock banking opportunities. On the latest episode of the #FMPodcast, @kokayi goes live from the @wacifdmv Cultivate Summit in Washington, D.C. with three leaders who are approaching community banking from different angles—but share one goal: helping people thrive in the next generation of finance. The episode is packed with unexpected advice and stories that you won’t want to miss! Link 🔗 in bio by @kokayi

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i wrote about it on my @substack From Out the Bubble. The Unpaid Work Archive a repository for the intangible contributions of Black cultural influence. The sauce of Black genius is inimitable. you can try. I'll be populating and opening the doors for archivists and accredited contributions. Provenance, documentation, and attribution of our collective IP is key. to whom does yerrrrrrr, belong? by @kokayi

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new sounds new energy. aiight so are these jonts gonna be called the squeeze or all sauce? y'all tell me. these are my most recent updates and i think this will be the thing... we'll see. tap in. all links up top. by @kokayi

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outside. pull up for PRACTICE. 1241 Marion Barry Ave. SE. Honfleur Gallery 2nd floor. we're @nubianhueman vibing and playing original musics. all improvised. @funndamentals @sheldonthwaites @drew_________kid naaaaaaaaammmmmmmmsayin by @kokayi

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shout out my atlanta folks. shout out the diaspora for innovating...always. we, the collective we, gonna create something out of nothing, our intellectual labor turns water to wine and tears to joy. we turn up. IP is the way; ownership, provenance and potential earnings from the IP yields generational wealth. so i wrote about it. to proposed this project for a few residencies and grants it's called The Unpaid Work Archive. shout out @simoneeccleston and @blackgeniusfoundation because we need institutions that see us and my g @nicholaspayton for pushing the box off of black music. by @kokayi

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Father's day is usually synonymous with ties and socks. For my dad we would do those, plus some English Leather or other smell goods, or try and find something unique for someone who usually already had it. Pops is fly & had enough accessories to open his own haberdashery. He kept a solid passion; a love for learning, photography, the beauty of life, and music. So today is bittersweet for my family, on Wednesday, June 17th, after 91 years of existence, BedStuy Brooklyn's finest, mambo king, life of the party, Sarge, the good Rev., husband and father to 5, transitioned from this plane to the next. He has become an ancestor, leaving his wisdom, kind words, real talk, amazing advice, stories and other things a griot would pass down, his indelible presence will be missed but his legacy remains intact and living. rest easy big slim and happy heavenly Father's day dad, say whaddap to Bean for me. 🤲🏾 by @kokayi

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life. read more.friday. 1pm EST. by @kokayi

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practice: a spontaneous jontis an exploration of spontaneous composition. we're back outside in celebration of black music month. roll through and peep the process. hear what we've been working on, chop it about improvisation/composition untethered from institutionscome get free. for free.link to tix up top by @kokayi

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we talmbout practice...?Practice: a spontaneous jont invites you inside the creative process live from @tabernacle_whitebox it's raw, unfiltered, and alive. This open rehearsal with is equal parts workshop and performance, where the boundaries between preparation and presentation dissolve entirely. Watch ideas surface in real time: melodies get tested, rhythms are negotiated, lyrics are all spontaneous, reaching for something just beyond the grasp. Nothing is fixed. nothing is linear. & Everything is possible. shouts to @buck_paints tix link up top. by @kokayi

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a massive amount of gratitude for my time @nh_project to be supported by folks who understand both rigor and rest, at a residency that is open to both. the pressure to produce, spin plates and compete is often palpable in workshop/residency spaces, this is not the case with new harmony. there was enough connectivity to build real non-transactional community with a crew of solid pens and powerpoints, substantive workshops where bars were dropped, green space, places to chill, shenanigans, and a Harmonanny!!! good coffee and energy from @blacklodgecoffeeroasters & there was room for @psalmayene24 & i to experiment with new forms and approaches — leaning in on crafting a non-traditional musical; songs were made, ideas percolated, and a time was had, Oxford commas, em dashes, and all. much appreciation to our director Tony Thomas, our cast @nsavoydock @michaelbahsil @boyonsoul @jonactorfeuer and the inimitable weavers of word from new harmony '26. we outchea! by @kokayi

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