Is Being Single A Plus?
I recently read an Axios article about Senator Tim Scott, the African American Republican senator from South Carolina and presidential candidate. Supposedly some deep...
The Eastsider Goes to East Africa
Every year, I fly across the world to various parts of Africa. Africa is more than three times the size of the United States....
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Last month there was a breakfast meeting of Wards 7 and 8 clergy and faith leaders with the owners of east-of-the-river funeral homes to...
Commemorating Juneteenth
On Monday, June 19th, I witnessed what may establish a historical tradition for the DC African American community. It was the 2nd Annual Juneteenth...
An Ancestral Approach to Ending Violence
Lately my everyday routine has become riddled with reminders of past community traumas. On June 15th, I woke up prepared to dedicate my day...
A New Tradition? Second Annual Juneteenth Prayer Breakfast
On Monday, June 19th, I witnessed what may become a historical tradition for the DC African American community: The Second Annual Juneteenth Prayer Breakfast...
Reflections on Father’s Day
Up until adulthood Father’s Day was a deeply unhappy occasion for me. My mom and dad split up before I was turned one and...
Mental illness is Hiding All Around Us
On May 19, 1993. I received a midday, emotional phone call from a friend informing me of DC Council Chairman John Wilson’s suicide. My...
Good Hope Is More Than a Street Name
Good Hope Road offers a passage through DC history, especially for communities east of the river. Its footprint overlaps the historic settlements of the...
Celebrating Spiritual Sisterhood
East of the River spiritual sisterhood was on full display on March 25 at The Prayer Breakfast Celebrating Women of Faith hosted by Wards...
