View this post on Instagram 2020 has been triggering AF, from a pandemic that has left our world grieving, a movement for justice for Black people everywhere to the constant issues that are destroying our communities. There is one…
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Friend to the UC, A. J. Sidransky (Forgiving Maximo Rothman) is back with the first novel in his new “Justice” series. To celebrate the release of The Interpreter, Alan will read, followed by a Q&A with our very own…
BY AJ Sidransky (@AJSidransky) CHAPTER 1 Manila, The Philippines – March 1945 Kurt stood and stretched, dead tired and dead hungry. The heat was intense inside the musty, improvised barracks located in an old school behind a church. He…
Our founder Led Black was recently featured on the Critica.NYC show on MNN. He was on an illustrious panel that also featured Loira Limbal and Brujas of Brooklyn. Shout out to Raquel Batista for hosting the important discussion. We…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Univision Creator Network (@univisioncreatornetwork) on Jun 25, 2020 at 6:03pm PDT Check our founder, Led Black, on the first episode of Univision’s Real Talk. The show was ably hosted by…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cole Thompson (@inwood_cole) on Jun 24, 2020 at 4:48pm PDT The Reopening. Sound likes the title of a horror film. In fact, it feels like one…
The debt owed has come due. Nikole Hannah-Jones of the NY Times penned a sweeping piece on the need to go beyond slogans and to the thorny topic of reparations. The piece puts into proper perspective the absolute need…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marie Gilot (@louiegilot) on Jun 21, 2020 at 12:06pm PDT 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].…
Yes, we are still in a pandemic. Yes, summer is still semi-cancelled. And yes, Trump is still president. But at least we have Hamilton. Right on time, on the eve of the most consequential Fourth of July ever, Disney+…
On June 9th #DominiqueAlexander was found hanged from a tree in Ft. Tryon Park–one of several such horrifying cases around the nation in recent weeks. This case should not be ruled a suicide without a full investigation. His family…