Uptown entrepreneur and seasoned leader in international development Sarina Prabasi has released her first book. Part coming-to-America story, part lyrical memoir, and yet another part activist’s call to action, The Coffeehouse Resistance: Brewing Hope in Desperate Times is timely,…
It’s pouring outside. But my voter spot was packed. Never been so happy to wait in line. #Vote2018 pic.twitter.com/ns4UYdt3YO — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 6, 2018 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our…
Our Editor-In-Chief, Led Black, had the honor of taking part in a next generation public forum at the venerable Riverside Church on October 22. The global digital magazine Ozy produced the televised debate, which is part of a new…
Hock Films is making a documentary for ESPN on Felipe Lopez that will be premiering in 2019. As part of Felipe’s story, they will be discussing the story of the Dominican community in Washington Heights during the 1980s and…
Uptown Summers Be Like Video: @beltrez www.UptownCollective.com A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) on Aug 19, 2018 at 6:30am PDT We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us…
Photos by Cristóbal Vivar Tensions over the planned Inwood rezoning came to a boil on Monday evening, as community members staged a rally and march against the latest iteration of the plan, and called on the City Council to…
Story by Gregg McQueen and Desiree Johnson The children have come north. Officials are estimating that over 700 children – the youngest being 9 months old – have been sent to foster care in New York State after being…
#AbolishICE is a viable plan and I'm proud to join @repmarkpocan @RepJayapal to introduce #AbolishICE legislation after July 4th that would make this a reality. https://t.co/mXZg0JVQyF via @voxdotcom — Adriano Espaillat (@RepEspaillat) June 29, 2018 We invite you to…
By Gregg McQueen How to top their ten? As community arts organization People’s Theatre Project (PTP) celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, its directors are working on next-level goals. The Inwood-based group, which offers school-based and public programs designed…
By Led Black (@Led_Black) The good folks at Presidente Beer and Boiler Room TV threw a truly epic bash to celebrate the launch of Más Fuerte, a short film by Sean Frank that looks at the Dominican sound system…