Uptown Notes

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

For days, months, and years family and friends of Troy Davis have been praying that his execution would not occur. [...]

I recently penned a piece on TheGrio.com about the Georgia Prisoner Protest that is being overlooked by too many. Please [...]

“All the real OGs, I’m a solider cause you told me study Malcolm, Garvey, Huey/ Study Malcolm, Garvey, Huey, their life [...]

Unless you have been in hiding, you have noticed the Census 2010 is in full swing now. From rapping commercials [...]

And one of them is not the use of the word Negro which has BEEN appearing, including on the 2000 [...]

Hip-Hop has been political, you just haven’t been paying it attention. My reflection on the Black August Hip-Hop Project.

The month of August has been the seat of many important events in the history of African people, particularly people [...]

Why I didn’t jump up and talk about swimming pools or Skip Gates … and maybe why you may not as well.

The recent death of Chris Jones, attributed to a gang in suburbia has sparked more hysteria about the violence, gangs, and most importantly race without mentioning race.