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The Tweet of the Week: #Facts

Until a baby comes out of a man's body, an opinion against abortion shouldn't come out of his mouth. — Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) September 2, 2021 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like…

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UC Must-Reads: A People’s History of Black Twitter

View this post on Instagram A post shared by WIRED (@wired) Black Twitter is the ultimate arbiter of what is cool, what is hot and what is not. Shout out to Jason Parham of Wired Magazine for the deep…

The Tweet of the Week: #TeamDominican

Did you know the Dominican diaspora is the 18th largest diaspora in the United States with approximately 2.4 million U.S. residents who were either born in the Dominican Republic or reported Dominican ancestry or origin? 🇩🇴 — Dominicanos USA…

#InTheHeights: We Love To See It…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jon M Chu (@jonmchu) In The Heights director, Jon M. Chu has been posting some Behind-The-Scenes gems on Instagram. Check out this video documenting the first time cast members, Melissa…

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The Tweet of the Week: Tax The Rich

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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UC Love: The Neutral Ground

Listen up familia, check out the national broadcast and streaming debut of The Neutral Ground on the PBS documentary series POV and pbs.org/pov TONIGHT, Monday, July 5, 2021. The Neutral Ground documents New Orleans’ fight over monuments and America’s troubled romance…

UC Love: SUMMER OF SOUL

Hit up theaters or Hulu right now to catch SUMMER OF SOUL. We simply did not know that in the summer of 1969 some simply stellar talent performed Uptown for The Harlem Cultural Festival, which was filmed in Mount…

Rebel At Rest | Manhattan Times

A new sculpture depicting Margaret Corbin has been unveiled on the upper plaza of David Rockefeller Linden Terrace in Fort Tryon Park. Tomb Effigy of Margaret Corbin by artist Zaq Landsberg will be displayed through June 2022. Landsberg is the…

About Last Night…

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Moth (@mothstories) Still on cloud nine. Super honored that I was chosen by The Moth & NoMAA to tell my story on the same stage as of…

Tunnel 191st Street - Washington Heights

Uptown Video: Tunnel Vision Artist Talk

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…