Uptown Notes

Recently I got to share some brief words with Complex.com on why third party voting isn’t what you’ve been told. […]

It is a good thing to be here for another August, another Black August. Each year, I and many others, […]

This week I had the pleasure of joining Brian Lehrer on his television show to talk about the uprisings in […]

I’m going to try to make this very brief for a few reasons: 1) Baby love is sleeping 2) I’m […]

Can you breathe? Reflections on Non-Indictments, Activism and Black Life There isn’t enough ink to express our pain. Day after […]

Recently, California Superior Court issued a ruling that gutted teacher tenure laws in the state. I was surprised /disturbed at […]

At the close of January I was honored to write an Op-Ed piece for the Detroit News. During my time […]

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

Sixty four schools will likely close in Philadelphia. New York is aiming at closing forty seven schools this year, down from […]

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