Uptown Notes

As 2009 draws to a close, let us not forget that we celebrated two cultural phenomena: 20th anniversary of Do […]

It’s been a minute since I dropped a Friday Funny on ya’ll, probably because I’ve been traveling the Diaspora for […]

Times are tough but thankfully the iphone is providing some relief. Here’s a brotha who takes Falling Down to a […]

So one of the problems with being a sociologist of race and offering public commentary is it sometimes creates the […]

We here at Uptown Notes are very much in accord with the African belief of respecting one’s elders and are […]

Finally a skit on Gates that made me laugh. Hat tip to ZM

So there are few things I find more ridiculous than Jeremih’s (where the hell did the “a” in his name […]

This is a pretty good one that comes from the Root. It’s time we had a little fun with the […]

Here is a hilarious edition of This Week in Blackness by Elon James White. This week’s BET awards were … […]

You’ve never given this much to the Lord or to the LA legislature!