DC’s Black and Brown Students Face Perilous School Year
Our country is confronting dual cataclysms: one the global pandemic now afflicting millions and one a long-overdue reckoning of the centuries-old scourge of racism....
The Old Man of Anacostia
Several years ago I decided that I would stay home on the Fourth of July because I cannot distinguish the sound of fireworks from...
The Unearthing Of A Buried Sin
"How Long, Not Long" --the phrase that rang out from the public speech Our God Is Marching On! delivered by Martin Luther King Jr....
Gap Years and the Class of 2020
As a college and gap year counselor, I always get excited when high school students ask me about the possibility of taking time off...
We Must Accept a COVID Vaccine
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...
Does Public Housing Redevelopment Actually Help
A recently announced plan to redevelop 14 public housing developments in the District could be great news for tenants living in inhumane conditions —...
Jack On The Rocks
Dear Readers. This writer seeks your indulgence for his column’s extended absence. In the current era of loquacious political excess conducted by the hyperactive...
Restoring Democracy in the Nation’s Capitol
A few weeks ago, the country’s voters went to the polls to elect congressional representatives who will come to the Nation’s Capital to represent...
Let’s Build on DC’s Progress in 2019
As we collectively utter, “I can’t believe this year is almost over,” it’s worth looking back at all that happened and start to think...
Make Voting Easier East of the Anacostia
Much has been written and posted on social media about low voter turnout in June's Democratic primary election, with pundits speculating about the causes. One popular...
