10 Talks Tech @ The Schomburg Center

Posted on June 14, 2023

The 10 Talks Tech conference, sponsored by Community Board 10, the NAACP and the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, held at the venerable Schomburg Center on June 10 was a rousing success. Folks came from all over Uptown and beyond for an entire day of programming that was all about empowering Harlem’s future with technology. Our founder, Led Black, was selected as a panelist for a super relevant panel about Tech and Activism. Many thanks to the 2nd Vice Chair of Community Board 10 Charles F. Johnson for inviting us and for doing an outstanding job of moderating the panel that we participated in.

Click here for more pics from the event and enjoy the video of the panel below.

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WATCH: Beba On Hulu 

Posted on June 13, 2023

Do yourself a favor and watch Beba on Hulu right NOW! Beba is a searing and introspective coming of age story centered around Rebeca Huntt, who is both the subject and the filmmaker. Miss Hunt, who is an Afro-Latino with Venezuelan and Dominican ancestry, does not shy away from delving into the traumas, both past and present, that haunt her family. Rebeca Huntt is a fearless filmmaker and Beba is a testament to that fearlessness.

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Artist explores freedom and industry | Manhattan Times News

Posted on June 12, 2023

By Sherry Mazzocchi

What do winged angels, ancient Assyrian temple gods and Dominican activists have in common?

All turn up in the work of visual artist Moses Ros is an architect by training and a print-maker by vocation. His work is appearing in four simultaneous shows across the U.S.: the Riverfront Art Gallery in Yonkers, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas and Alianza Dominicana in Washington Heights.

In the new project “Deconstructed Anatomies,” which opens Thursday, Aug. 4, in Yonkers, Ros’ work was inspired by art from the eighth century B.C. The ancient Mesopotamian city of Nimrud, located in modern-day Iraq, contained a palace built for King Ashurnasirpal II. The palace walls featured stone carvings of Lamassu – celestial winged lions with human heads. They were powerful deities protecting the royal Assyrian compound.

Read more: On wings and of will | Manhattan Times News

For more information, please visit www.mosesros.com.

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$70 million to combat care “deserts” | Manhattan Times

Posted on June 10, 2023

By Gregg McQueen

Essential care for essential workers.

Nearly 3,000 new child care slots are slated to open in underserved neighborhoods across New York City, most of which aims to serve essential and frontline workers and those whose work non-traditional hours.

At a press conference uptown on Mon., July 25th, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state would provide nearly $70 million in grant money to newly licensed child care programs operating in so-called “child care deserts.”

The grants were derived from federal funding in the American Rescue Plan and are expected to help the new providers cover startup and staffing costs, access Covid-19 vaccines, and manage other expenses.

According to state officials, child care deserts are defined as census tracts that have three or more children younger than 5 for each available child care slot, or no available child care slots.

Read more: $70 million to combat care “deserts” | Manhattan Times

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The UC Year In Review

Posted on January 6, 2023

Join comedy podcasters and performers Michael “Juan Bago” Diaz, Jerry “Elmo Difoca” Diaz, Jaime “J-Fernz” Fernandez and Ron Kain as they all hilariously break down and GO IN on some of the biggest stories of 2022 in “Uptown Collective’s First Annual Year In Review” sponsored by Yave Tequila.

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Uptown Video: Harlem Seafood Soul Featured On Netflix’s Street Food USA

Posted on July 28, 2022

Say word? The highly sought after and in demand Harlem Seafood Soul is now on Netflix. Hit up the 3rd episode of Street Food USA as they come to Harlem for some of that good good. After you finishing watching it then head to Harlem to bring a little culinary closure to this whole affair. Get ready to wait in line but it will be worth it.

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Uptown Video: The Queen @ The Palace

Posted on July 27, 2022

Earlier this month, July 13 to be exact, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige brought Apple Music Live to Washington Heights for a historic, one-night only, special affair at the venerable United Palace. The result was pure magic ✨. Hit up Apple Music right NOW to catch that exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime performance… All hail the Queen!!!

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Coogan’s Way Nominated For An Emmy Award

Posted on July 26, 2022
Photo: Cristóbal Vivar

The documentary about the one and only Coogan’s, Coogan’s Way has been nominated in the Topical Documentary category at the 65th Annual NY Emmy Awards. Coogan’s Way tells the story of this beloved Uptown institution that meant so much to so many. The film interviews the owners Dave Hunt, Tess O’Connor McDade, and Peter Walsh as well as such folks as Lin-Manuel Miranda and his dad Luis Miranda, former Congressman Charlie Rangel, our current Congressman Adriano Espaillat. Not to mention that our very own Led Black is interviewed in the film.

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Free Mental Health Helpline Service Extended | Bronx Free Press

Posted on July 25, 2022
Man pushing cart - Washington Heights - Paul Lomax

The capacity of the city’s free mental health helpline, NYC Well, will be greatly expanded, thanks to a $10.8 million investment from the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH).

Launched in 2016, NYC Well provides New Yorkers with immediate connection to counseling, crisis intervention, peer support, and referrals to treatment via phone calls, text or online chat.

The OMH funding, announced by Mayor Eric Adams and city health officials on July 18, will provide more staff for the helpline.

This enhanced capacity will allow NYC Well counselors and peer support specialists to answer up to 500,000 calls, texts, and chats between July 2022 and June 2023 — a nearly 20 percent increase in capacity from the previous year.

Read more: Free Mental Health Helpline Service Extended | Bronx Free Press

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