Uptown Notes

A year ago, I began a series on Kwanzaa, this year I will finish it (thanks to all who remember […]

A year ago, I did a tribute post to the late Fred Hampton on Uptownnotes.com and one year later I […]

I am an African-American man. I am a heterosexual man. I am a middle-class man. These three statements are the […]

Hip-Hop has been political, you just haven’t been paying it attention. My reflection on the Black August Hip-Hop Project.

The month of August has been the seat of many important events in the history of African people, particularly people […]

Today marks the birthday of the one of the greatest African leaders of all time, the Honorable Marcus Garvey! While […]

One of my favorite portions of Assata are the verses interspersed. In honor of our great freedom fighter Assata Shakur […]

We remain in a moment where people are beginning to realize that the election of Barack Obama does not mean a Black political agenda, one in which race is central, will continue to be pushed into the public sphere. So the question becomes, who advances the concerns of the faces at the bottom of the well?

This Sunday, in Harlem, find out and discuss the direction for the new Black Left.

This post will not be a lofty tribute to Brother Malcolm, if you would like to see one like that, check it out here. This will be a call to action, because that is one of the things El Hajj Malik El Shabazz was about. Today is a National Day of Action to Stop the Execution of Troy Davis and today I saw a heinous video of a young teenager brutalized by the Police of Toledo. I do not doubt that Malcolm would have been disturbed to action by both. Let’s honor him by doing the work!