Commentary

Did you know that most Americans don’t have the recommended $3,000 emergency savings to cover unexpected expenses? Luckily, you all have been scheming with me...

Dr. Charles Drew once told the world that “excellence of performance will transcend any artificial barriers created by man.” Over the past year and a...

Why Statehood ? Statehood is important to me, DC Is a City and Growing up that’s all I thought it could be, Being a city we don’t...

The "34th-n-EAT" block party was an annual affair promoted widely on social media with the promise of food and drinks. It was advertised as...

When I was 20 years old, I spent two weeks in isolation in Bronx Lebanon Hospital with a life-threatening case of hepatitis. I vividly...

I recently read an Axios article about Senator Tim Scott, the African American Republican senator from South Carolina and presidential candidate. Supposedly some deep...

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...

When a new year arrives, there are always people who make resolutions--some which they keep and others that are broken by Groundhog Day.  A...

Join the DC Public Library on Thursday, June 3 to enjoy a few special activities that will make this anniversary memorable and festive! Be one...

I reside in lovely, historic Deanwood along with my really big multigenerational family and my miniature Doberman Pinscher Dynamite. Dynamite and I explore trails...