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Making second chances real | Bronx Free Press

It is what Michelle DelVecchio said she experienced after leaving prison. “I had high hopes when I came home,” said DelVecchio, a member of Center for Community Alternatives (CCA). The non-profit, established four decades ago, seeks community-based alternatives to…

Mike Jones MIC - WHIN By Any Means

UC Love: Vax That Thang Up

S/O @juviethegreat @manniefresh & @meet_blk for this brilliant idea #VaxThatThangUp. Go get vaccinated familia!💉💉💉… 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].…

UC Love: Call 1-888-NYC-Help

Listen up folks, the city has set up a bevy of mental health resources to help New Yorkers cope. You can call, text or chat online with someone that can help get you through these tough times. Click below…

UC Love: SUMMER OF SOUL

Hit up theaters or Hulu right now to catch SUMMER OF SOUL. We simply did not know that in the summer of 1969 some simply stellar talent performed Uptown for The Harlem Cultural Festival, which was filmed in Mount…

Rebel At Rest | Manhattan Times

A new sculpture depicting Margaret Corbin has been unveiled on the upper plaza of David Rockefeller Linden Terrace in Fort Tryon Park. Tomb Effigy of Margaret Corbin by artist Zaq Landsberg will be displayed through June 2022. Landsberg is the…

About Last Night…

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Moth (@mothstories) Still on cloud nine. Super honored that I was chosen by The Moth & NoMAA to tell my story on the same stage as of…

Tunnel 191st Street - Washington Heights

Uptown Video: Tunnel Vision Artist Talk

Our very own Led Black talks with Nelson “cekis” Rivas, one of the artists the DOT, in collaboration with NoMAA, commissioned to paint the 191st Street Tunnel mural. Filmed at Locksmith Bar and Grill by Dyckman’s Diary. We invite…

In The Heights BTS: The Choreography

Here’s an inside look on how Christopher Scott (choreographer), Jon M. Chu (director), and the entire cast and crew created the dance sequences that brought “It the Heights” to life. The Latin dance culture featured in “In The Heights”…