Uptown Notes

I’m literally sitting here disgusted. I just have read about and heard discussion of the latest gang rape allegations in […]

You may have noticed that I haven’t been posting much on here lately, don’t worry! I’m in the lab cooking […]

“All the real OGs, I’m a solider cause you told me study Malcolm, Garvey, Huey/ Study Malcolm, Garvey, Huey, their life […]

This morning I have a piece posted on theGrio.com where I discuss the response to the forthcoming Vibe article, “Mean […]

This week “Waiting for Superman” premiered nationally and it has reignited the conversation on the United States’ failing schools. The […]

Since the introduction of the Race to the Top fund I’ve had a series of nagging concerns about what Obama […]

“Justice for Oscar Grant!” As I sit in front of these keys I know that I could have written this […]

With the World Cup coming to an end yesterday in South Africa, here’s my commentary on African-Americans and World Cup […]

1) Isn’t WorldStarHipHop just the digital equivalent of BET? 2) Speaking of which, why does Riff Raff (of from G’s […]

Recently, I penned a piece discussing the need for Black folks to join in with the fight against Arizona’s racist immigration […]