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Kerry Washington Covers Uptown

Posted on December 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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Kerry Washington and those lovely, pouty lips of hers and sultry eyes are posted on the cover of Uptown Magazine in Harlem. Continue reading →

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Harlem Stage With DJ Rich Medina Dance

Posted on April 20, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The photo is from Friday, April 15th, Lil Ricky’s Harlem: Dance Party with DJ Rich Medina at Harlem Stage for emerging choreographers. Continue reading →

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Build a Dream, By Green Street at Vault

Posted on July 11, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Green Street performing Build a Dream at the Vault, uptown in Harlem.

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Walter’s World: Ailey At The Apollo

Posted on May 11, 2010 by | 2 Comments

By Walter Rutledge

The annual Ailey At The Apollo Spring Gala Benefit Performance took place Tuesday May 4, 2010. The world famous Apollo Theater literally rolled out the red carpet for the 6:30pm “photo- op” prior to the 7pm curtain. Toyota Avalon was the official partner on the red carpet.

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A Marathon Weekness Uptown

Posted on October 28, 2009 by | Leave a comment

OCTOBER 28th Until NOVEMBER 1ST

Click Image for full listing of Places to Go and Things to Do:

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Harlem’s Uptown Magazine to Buy Vibe

Posted on August 12, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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vibe1The owners of Harlem-based Uptown magazine, including former Vibe Group Publisher Leonard Burnett Jr., are said to be near a deal to acquire the Vibe brand from CapitalSource, the major debt holder at Vibe when Wicks Group announced its shutdown in June.

Wicks Group paid about $35 million, with financing from CapitalSource, to buy Vibe in 2006. And since the magazine’s shutdown, executives close to the matter said, CapitalSource has been trying to recoup some of the unrecovered debt by accepting offers from potential buyers.

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Uptown Magazine Creators Confidant?

Posted on January 27, 2009 by | 1 Comment

As prominent media execs, Leonard Burnett and Brett Wright could have partied anywhere they wanted on election night.

But these two pioneers of hip-hop culture — magazine veteran Burnett, 44, is the former publisher of Vibe, and marketing pro Wright, 40, helped shape music label Uptown Records — chose to celebrate Barack Obama’s victory quietly at Burnett’s home in Harlem.

“This was the culmination of our contribution in media to making this happen,” said Burnett, who’s met the President-elect twice at fund-raising events. “It was personal.” Continue reading →

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