Story & photos by Amaris Castillo (@AmarisCastillo) Sesame Street made its way into East Harlem this past weekend. No Muppets here, but a special visit from the woman who has stood by their side for more than four decades…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) Alicia Keys is a woman on fire. With her 5th studio album dropping on November 27th, Alicia sat down with Jonathan Tisch at the 92Y recently for an…
Hello Uptown Collective, My name is Ydanis Rodriguez and I am the New York City Council Member representing Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill. This is the first entry of my new blog on Uptown Collective and I’d like…
That’s right folks, the long-awaited new book by Junot Díaz, “This Is How You Lose Her”, is finally available for purchase. The Pulitzer Prize-Award winning author returns with a collection of short stories about love, lust, longing and infidelity.…
Live Your Life!, The People’s Theatre Project FREE after-school program for kids ages 6-11 is all about using theatre to explore the 10 Habits of Healthy Kids. The program starts up again on January 25th. The last session ended…
There are just a few weeks until the presidential election, and it’s clearer than ever that Democrats are going to have to dig deep to ensure a victory for President Obama. With that said, join the members of the…
Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer It was the first day of school at Democracy Prep – and already the students were getting a talking-to in the school gymnasium. This was no run-of-the-mill lecture, however. Parents were invited…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I have to admit; I have been in a funk as of late due a bad case of the end-of-summer blues. As the days have gotten shorter and the air has cooled somewhat, my mood…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) DNAinfo reported earlier today that the man known for making elaborate natural art installations in the woods of Inwood Hill Park, Young Jee, passed away last Sunday from natural causes. The man, who in many…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Don’t get me wrong I find Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comments morally reprehensible, ignorant and totally and decidedly pre-modern but there is a silver lining. The fact is that the comments could not have come…