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Telling Stories
Everybody’s got a story. About a week into living on planet earth, you can count yourself among the many who have a past. And definitely by the time you learn to talk, think, eat and sleep on your own...
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Snow What?!
Those of us who are holed up indoors from the great blizzard of 2010 have been amusing ourselves on-line, sharing grocery store inventory, cravings, menus, DVD recommendations, weather updates, power...
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Travels with Michelle
Heads of state and their spouses are often not the people to consult for travel tips. Itineraries are meticulously crafted, and even entire environments are altered to give the right impression. I...
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Working artist
I kept my worlds very separate and I think when I first started thinking about trying to publish poetry I realized that the business and government worlds that I was functioning in, in a fairly high...
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“Duke”– The Real Story
Yes, Edward Kennedy Ellington was a teenager in Washington, DC. He played music at parties. He attended Armstrong High School. He had a job at the Griffith Stadium. He was a visual artist as well as a...
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Should Andy Run? Washington, DC and the State of the Race
Early this morning, in the Langston Room of the Busboys and Poets 14th Street restaurant, the owner, Andy Shallal sat with friends from radio, journalism, communications, executive and former executive...
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A Night at the Political Theater – NAACP DC Chapter’s Centennial Dinner
NOTE: This post has been UPDATED. See last paragraph. Last night I attended the Centennial Anniversary Dinner for the Washington, DC Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
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Why a DC Democrat May Go Independent
Muriel Bowser and David Catania (source: Washington Blade, Michael Key) Presumptive politicking can be a real turn-off. But in DC, it’s considered tradition and strategy. It’s assumed whoever wins the...
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How Fragile They Are
Murals are fragile things. They bring vibrant color and life to what was once dead spaces. As the years and the weather pounds on them, their colors begin to fade. Or a new building will cover the...
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