Caitlin Dickerson penned a powerful must-read piece in The Atlantic that deftly delves into the anti-immigrant sentiment that is as American as apple pie. Our beautiful melting pot was not meant to be or even welcomed for that matter.…
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┏┓ ┃┃╱╲ in┃╱╱╲╲ this ╱╱╭╮╲╲ house▔▏┗┛▕▔ we╱▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔╲ support a $15 minimum wage╱╱┏┳┓╭╮┏┳┓ ╲╲ ▔▏┗┻┛┃┃┗┻┛▕▔ — Adriano Espaillat (@RepEspaillat) April 7, 2021 We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter & Instagram or e-mail us at [email protected].…
The Dominican 🇩🇴 Diaspora is hurting over this one. The mighty Jack Veneno has fallen. More than a mere professional wrestler, Jack Veneno is a national treasure. To learn more about Jack Veneno, please check out the very talented @mannyperez1 playing…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) Selena Lives! Decades after her untimely death, Selena is still inspiring a whole new generation of Selena devotees. Check out the charisma and poise that the very…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gerry Isabelle (@dominicanabroad) You may or may not know this but Abortion is totally illegal in the Dominican Republic. Yup, in all circumstances. Yes, even when the life of the…
Friend to the UC and local novelist A. J. Sidransky has another outstanding novel to dig into. To celebrate the release of the final installment of The Forgiving Series, Forgiving Stephen Redmond, Alan will read from the book, followed…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lord Emmanuel Abreu (@eabreuvisuals) Once again it’s on. The homies Emanuel Abreu and Carlos Deschamps are leading the first #UptownPhotoWalk since the pandemic hit next weekend. The photo walk will…
It's a tiny window of opportunity. Dems have had the presidency AND both houses of Congress in only 4 of the past 28 years. So be bold, damn it. — Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 31, 2021 We invite you…
Our UC Must-Read selection of the week is equal parts cosmos and caste. It is a story of slavery and space. Shout out to The Washington Post for a simply stellar interactive piece that delves into the sordid history…
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