The Harlem Renaissance was in the words of Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. a “cultural revolution that rocked the United States.” And it most certainly was. The Harlem Renaissance represents an unparalleled outpouring of culture, artistry, and intellectual fervor.…
The indispensable Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) rebroadcast this awesome episode of Thursdays with NoMAA last night featuring the awesome Tru Titanz. Tru Titanz was founded by William Pozo in 2001 as a clothing line, music production, and events…
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Our very own Led Black talks with Nelson “cekis” Rivas, one of the artists the DOT, in collaboration with NoMAA, commissioned to paint the 191st Street Tunnel mural. Filmed at Locksmith Bar and Grill by Dyckman’s Diary. We invite…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Led Black (@led_black) Our very own Led Black sat down to chop it up with his childhood friend P about growing up in Washington Heights, the Uptown Collective and so…
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Uptown superhero Lin-Manuel Miranda takes you on a personal tour of virtual NYC exploring some of the inspirations for his work. S/O to Google Arts & Culture for putting this together. We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown…
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,…
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Shout out to our good friend Carolina “Miss Rizos” Contreras who never ceases to amaze us. On top of running a Miss Rizos salon in the Dominican Republic and here Uptown, she was recently named a Tory Burch Foundation…