Remember
I’ll never forget where I was or what I was doing the morning of September 11, 2001. I wasn’t doing anything special. I was in my apartment, a foot or so away from the bed. I’d just finished my yoga...
View ArticleAre You Ready to Inaugural D.C.?!!
There’s been a lot of hand wringing going on over the cast of millions (3-4 million) expected to descend on our sleepy capital city for the inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20th. And as usual,...
View ArticleSomething to Keep You Warm – Quilts for Obama
Yesterday I decided to go offline and visit the Historical Society of Washington, DC (801 K Street, NW) to see the opening of “Quilts for Obama: Celebrating the Inauguration of Our 44th President.” The...
View ArticleTwo More Days! – The Eclectique Citizen and DC Native’s Perspective on the...
As tickled, inspired, and proud I am about Barack Obama taking the oath of office tomorrow morning, the one change that didn’t happen as the campaign vibe shifted into the transition vibe was the...
View ArticleWill there be cake in the Langston Room Sunday?
Sunday February 1 will be Langston Hughes’s birthday. He would’ve been 107 years old. My how time flies. In The Big Sea, Langston articulated the real deal about Washington’s black bourgeoisie of the...
View ArticleEclectique Citizen: A request to support the DC House Voting Rights Act
Washington, D.C. residents need your help tomorrow, Monday, February 23. Senate Bill 160, the DC House Voting Rights Act, is coming up for a vote. This bill will give Washington, DC residents a single...
View ArticleTelling 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...
View ArticleSnow 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...
View ArticleTravels 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...
View ArticleWorking 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...
View Article“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...
View ArticleShould 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleHow 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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