Ask any Ward 5 resident what’s important to them and you get a litany of answers ranging from crime, education, affordable housing, senior citizen care, and any number of shortcomings in the Ward. There’s no shortage of bitching and moaning about gentrification, the Ward 5 City Councilman or ANC Commissions. However, it takes more […]
The Changing Demographics of Ward 5 – The Clock is Ticking! Read More »
How often do you use your smartphone to search the 27 Amendments to the United States Constitution? Chances are if you\’re not concentrating on passing the bar, or becoming a paralegal, or a political science college major, Civics class is probably where you stopped reading the US Constitution. Now is a fine time to pick
There are two images that continue to haunt me when watching George Floyd’s life drain away under the knee of a sadistic policeman. It’s the words Floyd gasped as he made his final pleas for mercy; “Please, sir” and a call for mom. Every Black man worth anything has to feel the pain and agony
Please, Sir … a Call for Mom – Enough is Enough! Read More »
Amidst a shortage of affordable housing nationwide, block by block of the District is being devoured by high-rise condos, pop-up town homes or lavish multi-story single-family homes as the number of make-shift tents under overpasses and bridges increases. Affordable housing is becoming an oxymoron as families have to decide between paying rent, buying groceries,
How Affordable is Affordable Housing? Ask Extremely Low Income Renters Read More »
While Starbucks was closing 8000 stores to conduct its Racial-Bias education the Disney Company was tossed into its own controversy by Roseanne Barr. The so-called comedian decided to exercise her First Amendment right to hurl a racist comment to Valerie Jarrett, the former senior advisor to President Barack Obama. Starbucks\’ seemingly swift condemnation of
Razing the Barr! It helps to Have a Seat at the Table Read More »
Is Starbucks leaning forward and setting the example of how to handle racial insensitivity or are they orchestrating a masterful public relations campaign? In the era of Black Lives Matter, Hands up, don\’t shoot, and I Can\’t Breathe are they fearing a \”No Black Coffee Here\” tagline? On April 17, 2018 Starbucks issued a press
Is it proper etiquette, for a former First Lady and Secretary of State to travel the country talking about her short-lived sitcom of sharing the exact seat of her husband, by bashing women to persuade the people in the audience? Maybe this is a new strategy for a political party to adopt to prevent the
Hillary Clinton Honors White Women with a Bash During Women\’s History Month Read More »
As Black History Month makes its exit to stage left, will #Wakanda live forever? Only time will tell, however the Black Panther movie is making much money. Did the movie make up for the 28 day celebration of Black History Month? Not quite, but it is certainty on the verge. Will people still be eager
Black History Month Continues Because It\’s American History Read More »
From the recent Kente cloth adorned along the shoulders and neck of Congressional Black Caucus Members during the State of the Union address to the discovery that Britons may have been black 10,000 years ago, is #BlackHistoryMonth still appreciated in America or does it no longer hold its value? Just think for a moment. How would
Is Black History Month Still Appreciated or Declining in American Value? Read More »
