Uptown Notes

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

“I think I’m Malcom X, Martin Luther/ Add a King, Add a Jr.” –Lupe Fiasco Building Minds Faster (B.M.F.) Recently, [...]

Last week, I had the pleasure of being on NPR’s Tell Me More with host Michel Martin to discuss the [...]

With the World Cup coming to an end yesterday in South Africa, here’s my commentary on African-Americans and World Cup [...]

Recently, I penned a piece discussing the need for Black folks to join in with the fight against Arizona’s racist immigration [...]

The term racial profiling has been part of my vocabulary and reality for nearly 15 years now, but it shouldn’t [...]

I love hip-hop, love some reggaetón too, I love the youth, but I’m pretty sure I don’t love this! How [...]

“History is not a procession of illustrious people. It’s about what happens to a people. Millions of anonymous people is [...]

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

I write this post with a heavy heart for the people of Haiti and its Diaspora. As you likely well know by now Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital was hit with a 7.0 earthquake and many sizable aftershocks. Given that Haiti is the most impoverished nation in the Western Hemisphere, the consequences of this “natural disaster” are far beyond what many of us can conceive. I see this as a time for us to join in support in spiritual, emotional, physical and economic ways. I’ve outlined some ways for you to help us do this.