One important takeaway from billionaires going to space is that we should have a wealth tax now. — Anand Giridharadas @ The.Ink (@AnandWrites) July 11, 2021 Shout out to Anand Giridharadas for stating what should be obvious. A bunch…
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If I responded angrily to every person who seeks to provoke anger from me on social media, I’d never experience peace, purpose or progress. Be a good steward of your energy. It’s okay to let provocateurs leave empty handed.…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Somos (@r29somos) Did y’all know that today is #NationalEmpanadaDay? In honor of that important holiday r29somos shared a clip of @asapferg opening up about his love for pastelitos. We also know that empanadas…
The Dominican 🇩🇴 Diaspora is hurting over this one. The mighty Jack Veneno has fallen. More than a mere professional wrestler, Jack Veneno is a national treasure. To learn more about Jack Veneno, please check out the very talented @mannyperez1 playing…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lord Emmanuel Abreu (@eabreuvisuals) Once again it’s on. The homies Emanuel Abreu and Carlos Deschamps are leading the first #UptownPhotoWalk since the pandemic hit next weekend. The photo walk will…
It's a tiny window of opportunity. Dems have had the presidency AND both houses of Congress in only 4 of the past 28 years. So be bold, damn it. — Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 31, 2021 We invite you…
Once you defend a crooked, divisive, foul-mouthed, racist, sexist, xenophobic liar like Donald Trump, you have no standing to be outraged about anything anyone else says or does. Ever. — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) March 3, 2020 We invite you…
If $15 an hour sounds like too much, please ruminate on the fact that Jeff Bezos makes $2,489 every second. — Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 4, 2021 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and…
This week we received confirmation of what many of us already believed, that the NYPD and FBI conspired to kill Malcolm X. According to a letter that was a revealed as a death bed confession by former police officer,…
It's impossible to comprehend 500,000 deaths. I read about those who have died. Look into their eyes in pictures. I start with 1 person, then 2, then more, imagining a chain of pain so long it feels unending. To…