Uptown Notes

“Traditionally, in American society, it is the members of the oppressed, objectified groups who are expected to stretch out and [...]

1) So you watched Pants on the Ground and laughed. Did you notice that General Larry Platt had on a [...]

Note: This is a Partner Post to Haiti in Context: Voices. Please check out both. They represent some of the [...]

This is my reflection on Imani: Faith…
Faith is often thought of in a religious and spiritual way. Having grown up [...]

This is my reflection on Kuumba: Creativity
I have to admit, I never really remember reading the “official definition” of Kuumba.
“To [...]

This is my reflection on Nia Purpose ”To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order [...]

My reflection on the second principle of the Nguzo Saba of Kwanzaa is Kujichagulia – Self-Determination
“To define ourselves, name ourselves, [...]

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 [...]

An video excerpt of a speech from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr which deals with Black self-determination and Black Self-Love, likely from a 1967 or 1968 speech.