BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cole Thompson (@inwood_cole) on May 24, 2020 at 8:35am PDT It has been a little over 2 months and some days since Governor Andrew Cuomo issued…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) May 19th was the 95th anniversary of the birth of the late, great Malcolm X. Malcolm X changed my life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X written with Alex Haley literally put the Black in Led Black. The book which has sold…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by FAKE (@iamfake) on Mar 30, 2020 at 11:43am PDT According to the models the Trump administration was touting just a few weeks ago, the death toll…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) It does not get more Washington Heights than Coogan’s. More than just a bar, Coogan’s was a haven for this diverse, vibrant and hardworking community for over 35 years. It was an Irish bar…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) on Apr 15, 2020 at 6:18pm PDT I think I speak for many in this neighborhood and throughout this great city when I…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cole Thompson (@inwood_cole) on Feb 14, 2020 at 5:58am PST You can respect the presidency or you can respect this President. You can’t do both. This may well…
By Gregg McQueen “I am going to stand outside, and I am going to scream it.” Emerald Garner’s voice then rose sharply. “Pantaleo needs to be fired! Pantaleo needs to be fired!” Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, was blunt…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) on Jul 17, 2019 at 8:44am PDT 5 years ago today, Eric Garner, a 43-year-old father of six and a grandfather of three,…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I am going to go out on a limb and say that the folks that reported seeing a tiger in Washington heights recently were not longtime residents of Uptown. First of all, longtime residents only…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Pete Souza “I. Am. Not. Ready…. I am not ready for a new one…. “ I am starting to feel just like that adorable little black girl who completely and utterly loses it…