Calling all Prayer Warriors, Dear Sisters and Brothers, though I am deep into my doctoral studies at Regent University, I am taking time to amplify this much needed gathering of pastors’ praying. A few weeks ago, my brother, Pastor Carter,…
A few weeks ago, I joined a Prince George’s County Town Hall Meeting convened by the Faith Based Advisory Board to address mental health. The special guest speakers included, Timothy Jansen, Executive Director of Community Crisis Services, Inc., Jean Moore,…
Today the remains of civil rights icon and ordained Baptist minister, Congressman John Robert Lewis traveled from Alabama to the nation’s capital to lie in state at the rotunda at the United States Capitol. There is no doubt that the…
A few weeks ago, I saluted my nephew Timothy Alphonso Carter on his graduation from UMBC, with a degree in mechanical engineering. Because he is a man of many talents, he has already added to his portfolio. Three weeks ago,…
Years ago riding around the streets of Baltimore, I would hear the DJ on V103, pushing Juneteenth cookouts at Druid Hill Park. I knew it had something to do with slavery, but I admit I was not up to speed…
Today on CNN’s Reliable Sources, the host Brian Stelter interviewed Farai Chideya (Bmore born) about the upheavals in journalism. She commented that we are in a time of Reckoning, Release and Reform. I like her alliteration, and I added a…
I don’t know about you, but the events that I witnessed on the news Monday rattled me. Even today, it is still difficult for me to articulate my reaction. Though I knew, before I went to bed, that on Tuesday…
Even before the murder of Mr. George Floyd, I was stuck, having a very difficult time absorbing the news surrounding the murder of Ms. Breonna Taylor. It breaks my heart that this beautiful young woman, who worked as an EMT…
Yesterday, with military precision my family queued up with other well-wishers to congratulate one of the 2020 graduates of University of Maryland Baltimore County. My nephew, Timothy Alphonso Carter graduated with an B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. I am a…
Three years ago, I remember reading an article about how Elaine Welteroth met her husband Jonathan Singletary. I thought it was the sweetest thing re-connecting in New York after knowing each other as children in the Bay Area of CA.…
Last Saturday, First Lady Trina Jenkins hosted her Grace Girls online. She was joined by two of her dear friends, Co-Pastor Susie Owens and Co-Pastor DeeDee Freeman. If you missed it, you missed a session of delightful straight-up inspiration. Do…
While I have some relief that my semester at Regent is nearly over, I am missing the anticipated commencement ceremonies and regalia of the Class of 2020. In particular, I was looking forward to seeing my nephew walk across the…
Since the beginning of March, we have gotten used to delays and cancelations attributed to coronavirus Covid-19. Not so with percussionist powerhouse and tonsorial wizard Daraile A Cunningham and coiffeur expert Sondra Marie Jenkins. They got married today! God Bless…
How are you doing? Though different this year, I hope your Easter Sunday brought hope and goodness to you and your family. Last week I mentioned the Founding Farmers corn bread that we inhaled. On Saturday, I made banana bread…
Happy Resurrection Sunday and God Bless you. If you are like me your Easter Sunday worship is happening at home, for many of us this is a first. I was thinking about my, years ago, Sunday School Easter recitations, in…
Today is Good Friday and for so many it does not feel like a good Friday. This is what I know, the good in Good Friday does not come from our goodness or the world’s goodness. Some theorists posit that…
As we enter the second week of Governor Hogan’s Stay-at-Home directive for MD and the fourth week of Maryland’s schools closure due to the coronavirus, Covid-19, it seems a good time to share a few links of interest, information and…
Yesterday at Highland Park, Bishop John Bryant was the preacher at 7:30 and 11:00 a.m. services as part of our remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King. He has come our way for several years and every time he preaches a…
Over the years I have used many recipes for chocolate chip cookies. The Original Toll House recipe, Jacques Torres’ 72 hr chocolate chip cookie, the Brown-Eyed Baker chocolate chip cookie and my Aunt Marian’s recipe, to name a few. All…
Of the books that came my way in 2018, three were from the author, Tonya Barbee. They had beautiful covers. And so I confess, instead of reading them I used them as décor. One day I picked up Sharing Our…
Before I wrap my posts on travel and dining in England and Paris, I have two more places I want to include. One I have visited, Bicester Outlet Village in Oxfordshire, England. The other, Le-Mont-St.-Michel, an abbey on an island…
January 2014, on my first day in London, on Kingsway in Holborn, I was walking, amazed that I was in London, enthralled with the sights, and then splat. I fell face down on the concrete sidewalk. In the seconds it…
My return to doctoral studies consumed time in ways I did not anticipate. When I finished the spring semester, with no time to unwind, my summer class started. More than once asked myself, were you thinking? What were you thinking?…
