Uptown Notes

On Tuesday, the New York Times published a story entitled “As Population Shifts in Harlem, Blacks Lose Their Majority.” The [...]

This is my reflection on the principle of Ujamaa – Cooperative Economics…
The title of the post is a variation on [...]

I just watched Precious, Lee Daniel’s film based on the novel Push by Sapphire, and the only way I can find to describe it is extraordinary in the superlative and literal sense. Extraordinary, in the superlative sense, for its craftsmanship in visually and textually telling a narrative of the composite character Precious. It is extra-ordinary (beyond ordinary), in the literal sense, in that it concentrates on a particular set of lives ravished by sexual abuse, physical abuse, and poverty. This is not the tale of all in poverty, but it is a tale that exists.

You know how you say “what is there to do today/tonight?” Well I have an answer for you from today [...]

I can enjoy songs about summer… check the video by Dead Prez for Summertime and make sure to cop “Pulse [...]

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

Cornel West and Carl Dix tangle at CCNY on Tuesday night.

This Monday July 13th I will be speaking at the NAACP Centennial Convention on Educational Advocacy.

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

Mos is back on the radar. Dropping a project and reuniting with Talib Kweli this week. I’m there.