The debt owed has come due. Nikole Hannah-Jones of the NY Times penned a sweeping piece on the need to go beyond slogans and to the thorny topic of reparations. The piece puts into proper perspective the absolute need…
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By Gregg McQueen This time of year, the legends come to play. Come June, the courts uptown are typically buzzing with the annual Dyckman Basketball tournament. The iconic streetball event runs through August every summer and attracts elite players…
View this post on Instagram ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฎ Mi gente of Uptown/Bronx stand up! New date for our protest is Sunday June 14th at 12pm. Meet up at Mitchel Sq. On 167th and Broadway. What we need from you?…
Photos by Cristobal Vivar New York City has been on edge following several days of protests in response to the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Tensions have flared during a series of incidents between…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I woke up this morning to find #Dominicans trending on Twitter. I was aghast to say the least. The reason that Dominicans were trending was because a supposed racial incident that took place on Dyckman…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) First and foremost, I miss seeing, kissing and hugging my mom. My mom lives less than a mile away from me, in the same small apartment that I grew up in on Wadsworth Avenue, but…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mark D. Levine (@marklevinenyc) on Nov 5, 2019 at 5:08am PST Our must-read for this week comes from Richard Morgan of the Washington Post for his excellent piece on Uptown’s…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ruben Dario Ramirez (@artbydario) on Apr 22, 2020 at 5:32pm PDT We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on…
For the first time in 17 years, the month celebration of the arts Uptown that is the Uptown Arts Stroll will be going virtual. So unlike the Puerto Rican Day Parade and Pride we will at least have the…