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UC Must-Reads: American Exceptionalism Is Getting You Killed

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lalo Alcaraz (@laloalcaraz1) Make no mistake about it, there was an attempted coup in the United States of America earlier this week. It may have failed, but nonetheless, an insurrectionist…

Trader Joe’s signs Harlem lease | Manhattan Times

It’s T-and-T time in Harlem. The popular grocery food chain Trader Joe’s has announced that is has signed a lease to open a 28,000-square-foot store on 125th Street in Harlem, joining Target, which is planning a 44,000-square-foot store as…

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To Latinx Or Not To Latinx?

Back in 2017 NBC Latino went out to the streets of New York to ask people what they thought about the term Latinx. Most people they encountered had not heard of the term. It seems that has not changed much…

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Uptown Time Machine: In The Heights Final Broadway Show

Our Uptown Time Machine takes us back to January 9, 2011 to the final In The Heights showing on Broadway. Uptown own’s Lin-Manuel Miranda rapped his speech and dropped some prophetic gems. Check it out……

The Uptown Tweet of the Week: #ThankYouTwitter

👏🙏👏@Twitter did the right thing suspending Impeached Trump’s access. We are safer now. Let him go to talk to his cult members in whichever other platform he wants 👏🙏🎶 — Luis A. Miranda, Jr. (@Vegalteno) January 9, 2021 We…

Go Fund Me Spotlight: Fire on Post Ave

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manhattan Times (@manhattantimes) A Word From The Organizers: Earlier this week our neighbors at 74-78 Post Avenue suffered a devastating fire. 35 adults and 16 children have been displaced and…

Uptown Talk: Latinos Out Loud – Jibaro Gigante

In this episode, the crew (featuring guest host Juan Bago) interview the founder of Sofrito For Your Soul and Sofrito Media Group: George Torres (aka Urban Jibaro). George talks to the crew about his career as a digital storyteller,…