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Final Stretch | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen Seize the Census. Whatever the final deadline, now is the time to fill out the Census. That was the message of State Assemblymember Carmen De La Rosa and Census partners during a press conference on Fri.,…

Google.org Is Powering Up LatinX Businesses

Google.org announced a $3M grant to Hispanics in Philanthropy’s PowerUp Fund! Together with Ureeka—a community built to support and grow underrepresented small businesses—the PowerUp Fund is offering both capital and coaching to help Latino small businesses grow.  Applications for…

Uptown Docs: Siempre, Luis On HBO

The fruit doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Uptown and Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 Super Hero Luis Miranda Jr. is the father of another Uptown and Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 Super Hero, Lin-Manuel Miranda.  Siempre, Luis follows Luis Miranda Jr.…

OP-LED: UPTOWN LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS – What was that?

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Tonight the president of the United States…* Refused to tell his supporters to refrain from violence if he loses* Refused to say humans cause climate change* Refused to condemn white supremacists Beyond reprehensible. An absolute disgrace. —…

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The Tweet of the Week: Black Mirror IRL

Black Mirror really outdid themselves this time. Having us experience season 6 instead of watching it on Netflix. Outstanding. 👏🏾 — Jericho (@jerichobetton) August 31, 2020 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow…

Op-Led: Si Votamos, Ganamos

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) on Sep 1, 2020 at 7:08pm PDT “Latinos for Republicans – it’s like roaches for raid.” – John Leguizamo We are the new…