washington, d.c.
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If You Don't Have the Keys, Don't Pack the Truck
2010 was a transitional year for me. A three-year relationship ended in the early part of the year, we had to move out of the house we lived in and go our separate ways, and I had to figure out a new life as a single man but one with a child. Life was different…
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Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' ta F' Wit? The Creators of Shaolin Jazz Disagree
To call the Wu-Tang Clan one of the most influential musical acts of all-time isn’t hyperbole. When they burst onto the scene in 1993 as a gritty and grimey Staten Island, N.Y., counterpoint to the Dr. Dre-helmed polish of Los Angeles G-funk, music shifted, too. In the decades since, the Wu footprint has shown up…
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It Snowed in the Washington, DC Area Today for the First Time This Season. Let Me Tell You About My Commute
According to the crackerjack group of meteorologists who service the Washington, D.C., area (or at least the ones on the stations I watch who shall remain nameless), today would be a day with some snow flurries early, perhaps some light accumulation on the grass and this evening would be a likely mess full of heavy…
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From My Fingers to God’s Ears: The Lord Clearly Loves SpelHouse Homecoming
SpelHouse Homecoming, the joint celebration between Spelman College and Morehouse College, happened this past weekend in Atlanta. If you’ll remember, last week, I had to ask God for a little assistance because in the forecast even up to the day before the event, there was a strong chance of rain on Friday and Saturday, two…
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Video: Librarian Calls Cops on Student for Brazen Attempt at #StudyingWhileBlack [Updated]
Updated: 10/24/2018, 8:59 a.m. ET: The internet has identified the library desk clerk who called the Catholic University campus police as Brittany McNurlin, a law student who also works with the public defender’s office. McNurlin enjoys hobbies such as dialing 911, cosplaying as a bouncer and insisting she is not a racist. Her future goals…
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The Blackest Intersection in America Exists in Washington, DC
It’s no secret that I live in Washington, D.C. While I’ve had a love-hate relationship with this city for various reasons, it’s home. No matter where I go in the world, even when I’m back in Atlanta or Madison/Huntsville, Ala., at this point in life, D.C. is home. I’ve lived in the D.C. urea for…
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D.C. Principal Mocked Student’s Sexual Assault Claim, Lawsuit Says
A Washington, D.C., high school principal was recorded mocking a student’s sexual assault claim made last June, according to a lawsuit and an audio recording obtained by the Washington Post. The girl allegedly went to Aqueelha James, principal of Roosevelt High School, to report that a male student forced her into a bathroom stall, began…
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I Ended Up in the Middle of a Street Fight Yesterday. Here's What Happened
Have you ever accidentally ended up in the middle of a fight by sheer virtue of your location and inability to remove yourself from said location. Like say you’re stuck on a ferris wheel cart that sits six people and on the way up, three of the people sharing the cart with you end up…