Olga Luz

Olga Luz

@luznotes.bsky.social

Entrepreneur, Webby-winning podcaster, amateur photographer, writer, Buddhist. Too blessed to be too stressed.

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In 2017 I appeared in City & State Magazine as a Bronx Influential - today I am in the same magazine as a Hudson Valley Trailblazer.

Due to the inclement weather forecast for Saturday, the Sugar Hill Music Festival has been relocated We look forward to welcoming everyone indoors for an afternoon of outstanding music, culture, and community.

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The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

open.substack.comSelma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.

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If you’re able, please support this verified GoFundMe for Alex Pretti’s family. And if you’re not in a position to donate, sharing it far and wide matters just as much. It’s at $300K and counting.

gofundme.comDonate to Alex Pretti is an American Hero, organized by Keith EdwardsOn January 24, 2026, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Minneapolis resident and American citizen wa… Keith Edwards needs your support for Alex Pretti is an American Hero

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For years, Donald Trump operated on a simple theory of power: threaten loudly, demand compliance, and assume everyone, foreign leaders, governors, judges, protesters, would eventually fold. That theory is now failing him in real time.

open.substack.comThe Strongman Act Is Cracking: Trump Faces Open Revolt on Multiple FrontsFor years, Donald Trump operated on a simple theory of power: threaten loudly, demand compliance, and assume everyone, foreign leaders, governors, judges, protesters, would eventually fold.

I'm proud to have worked on this wonderful project for the organization behind the #SignsoftheTimes Harlem Markers Project. Yesterday we launched a mobile app about some of Harlem's most iconic Black individuals, institutions, or initiatives. Available on App Store or Google Play.

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Happy Pride Month! Pauli Murray was a pioneering civil rights activist, legal scholar and theorist, author, and later in life, the first African-American woman to be ordained as an Episcopal priest.

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Ethel Waters: a trailblazing singer and actor. From the Cotton Club to Broadway, she conquered radio, stage, & film. She was the 1st African American to star in her own TV show & the 1st African-American woman nominated for an Emmy. #PrideMonth

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In honor of Asian Heritage Month, we celebrate Yuri Kochiyama Yuri Kochiyama was a prominent civil rights activist and a close ally of Malcolm X—she was by his side, cradling him, as he lay dying after being shot at the Audubon Ballroom. #harlem

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The Cotton Club was famous for its elite Harlem clientele and incredible Black entertainers, like Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Lena Horne. Despite their talent, Black performers at The Cotton Club faced discrimination, including segregated bathroom facilities. #harlem

Historic markers honoring individuals, organizations, historic events and historic sites installed throughout Harlem! Watch the news story tonight on Channel 4 sometime between 6 and 6:30! #HARLEM #HISTORICMARKERS #WHILEWEARESTILLHERE

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John Roberts is very upset that the public has lost confidence in John Roberts and the institution John Roberts leads following a series of confidence-cratering actions by John Roberts and his colleagues, and therefore would like everyone to know that this is not John Roberts' fault, it's yours.