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…