Uptown Notes

What you’re about to read is an extended version of “Molly Madness” which I wrote for Ebony.com. They edited and produced [...]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … Kwanzaa! No, I’m serious! I’ve come to cherish Kwanzaa as an occasion to [...]

I have to admit, until recently I didn’t really know who Chief Keef was. I recognized his name from the [...]

As a child, I used to look forward to the fabled moments in recess and gym class when we would [...]

On Thursday July 26, 2012 President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for [...]

Recently, a picture has been floating around the Internet of a children’s book called “The Night Dad Went to Jail: [...]

America has entered new territory when it comes to issues of sexual diversity: “Toleranceville.”  Never heard of it? Sure you [...]

Just last week, the United States celebrated the 58th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision which made segregation in [...]

As I climbed the subway stairs on an unusually warm and sunny Spring day, I saw the shadows of two [...]

The arrest and charging of George Zimmerman can be the start of a movement for justice or it can be [...]