Uptown Notes

Ebony.com has launched a Manfiest series which concentrates on issues facing Black men and boys. The series spearheaded by the […]

A sacred space is disappearing from our communities with too little fanfare: the Black bookstore. Recently, one of the largest […]

I recently found myself in a conversation with three White males. As we made small talk,  one asked me, “So […]

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 […]

This past week, the world lost a giant intellect and talent. Gil Noble, one of the architects of critical Black […]

We are in a very special moment. Recently a dear friend of mine and great comrade told me about an […]

Tonight from 6 to 8pm at City College in the Morales/Shakur Student and Community Center (NAC 3/201) in Harlem I […]

For days, months, and years family and friends of Troy Davis have been praying that his execution would not occur. […]

I had the honor of being invited by Holly Kearl, author of Stop Street Harassment, to be a guest male […]