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Op-Led: Dear Summer

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) I am writing this to let you know that I am now fully vaccinated and even though I pledge to continue practicing social distance and…

The Realest Tweet Ever: Facts

Once you defend a crooked, divisive, foul-mouthed, racist, sexist, xenophobic liar like Donald Trump, you have no standing to be outraged about anything anyone else says or does. Ever. — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) March 3, 2020 We invite you…

UC Love: La Brega

If you know, you know. La Brega is not just a way of life but an art form. La Brega podcast ably hosted by Alana Casanova-Burgess sets out to define la brega and what it means to Boricuas. The entertaining and…

TheGram: Where is the lie?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Samantha (@makemelaughsam) 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].…

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UC Love: Jim Crow in New Clothes

The video above is the best 20 minutes you will spend online today. In fact, the speech is the best maiden speech in the Senate ever. Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, whose election in January helped to turn Georgia Blue…

Uptown Talk: Latinos Out Loud – 200 Episodes and counting

The crew celebrates their 200th episode by talking about socially distanced barbecues, lip condoms and Jaime getting a surprise engagement party. On this week’s Bochinche Bites, Jaime dishes on the big Oprah Winfrey interview with Meghan Markle and Pepe…

UC TV – Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack changed Washington Heights like many other communities of color across this country. There was Washington Heights B.C. (Before Crack) and what Washington Heights became after it. Uptown went from being a tough, working class neighborhood to being an…

UC Love: Suave Podcast

Maria Hinojosa is one of our heroes. The pioneering journalist’s latest podcast series, Suave, is one you simply don’t want to miss. The engrossing audio series delves into “the system that sentences juveniles to life in prison, a story…