Joe Madison: "I always have seen myself as a person who recognizes that one person can make a difference." He did! Thank you. nytimes.com/2024/02/02/bus…

Telling Franklin's origin story, at last! Thank you cartoonist Robb Armstrong Robb Armstrong. today.com/parents/family… PEANUTS #BlackHistoryMonth2024 #comics

The nation's teacher shortages are plaguing school districts. But nonprofits in Pennsylvania and elsewhere are working to recruit, train, and keep teachers in the classroom. Read my h Magazine for The The Heinz Endowments story. issuu.com/theheinzendowm… Teach Plus PA

Soar, Soror Jeanette J. Epps, PhD! Paint the moon pink and green. Alpha Kappa Alpha #AKA #NASA

My alma mater in the sunlight. Beautiful.

It's Friday night and I'm singing and clapping along with the #BlackOpryRevue. These gifted, musicians, and storytellers played to a full house at The Barns Wolf Trap. A great show Tylar Bryant Danielle Johnson Grace Givertz Too Much Of A Woman and Rachel maxann

Fifty years ago, Fielding Graduate University was delivering graduate education from a distance long before the internet and learning technologies. I joined my client and friends on Capitol Hill for a 50th anniversary celebration. NBC News Yamiche Alcindor gave the keynote.

We spoke your name and honored you today, Dr. Orlando Taylor. Thank you for your willingness to open doors.

The iconic Charles “Teenie” Harris produced one of the country’s most detailed and comprehensive photographic records of the Black urban experience. A new gallery reinstallation Carnegie Museum of Art will offer unprecedented access to the Harris Archive. My story: carnegiemuseums.org/carnegie-magaz…

“Never admire quietly. Tell the people you love that you love them. Tell them often.” ~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Happy Birthday to Denise McNair. She would’ve been 73 years old today. She was among 4 girls who were killed when white supremacists bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1963.

For a moment, I saw receding waves and foamy surf on a sunny beach until frozen fingers and feet reminded me I was slogging through mounds of snow and slush.

On this day in 1929, Civil Rights Movement leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was born. Gone, but not forgotten. Rest in Power.

My birthday year has begun!

"... out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope ... to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood." Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. My images from opening day (2011) at the MLK Memorial (DC). National Park Service

Black (History) 365!

Happy Birthday, Howard University! 158 years ago on March 2, 1867, the charter was signed that established our beloved institution. A lot has changed since 1867, but two things that have remained steadfast is Howard University’s commitment to producing leaders, change-makers,

Proud to be from Howard University! Keep on keeping on, "HU... You Know." Howard University Howard U Alumni

Excited to write about the network of Black photographers who risked much to document Black life and culture. Their rich archive of Black photojournalism from the mid-20th century is the focus of a pioneering exhibition carnegie museums. My cover story: carnegiemuseums.org/carnegie-magaz…