It's not too late! Please consider the Washington Literacy Center as you make your end-of-the-year contribution. Your donations are an excellent investment in the future of your community. #washlit #adultliteracy #HappyNewYear2023

WLC is striving to be a part of the blueprint to eradicate adult literacy in DC. We proudly honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today. #WashLit #AdultLiteracy #GetLit #MLKDay2023

I am pleased to share our promised white paper: "Literacy 2.0: Building Adult Literacy in the Digital Era," from the Washington Literacy Center's October digital literacy roundtable. We are looking for real solutions to address challenges that hurt alrea…lnkd.in/eQsBMcXw

Had a great time last night with Washington Literacy Center and Politics and Prose hearing from Morehouse College alum and author Alonzo Vereen and North Carolina Central University alum Lena Barbosa, the school Librarian at Thurgood Marshall Academy about the inspiring stories of iconic leaders who attended #HBCUs. BTW, I am Howard University alum!

I enjoyed reading "Historically Black: American Icons Who Attended HBCUs" and my conversation with Alonzo and Lena. Alonzo features both historical and contemporary alumni and attendees at HBCUs and underscores why these schools were relevant in the pa…lnkd.in/ezHXNHKD

We are at Politics and Prose Connecticut Avenue listening to author Korey Garibaldi discuss his recent work Impermanent Blackness. What a great introduction by WLC Dir of Education Evita Smedley. #BlackHistoryMonth #adultliteracy

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Join us next week as we continue our celebration of women and #EmbraceEquity with Alissa Quart, who’ll be sharing insight about her book “Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream.” RSVP today: bit.ly/3ZymmLB

Weekend reading: Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream by @lisaquart Economic Hardship Reporting Project. She explores the origins and rips to shreds the subversive bootstrap “self made” deception. My ancestors didn’t have boots. #literacy #nationalreadingmonth #adultliteracy

Improving literacy skills is a must for thousands of DC residents. Read WLC CEO Jimmie Williams commentary: To build digital literacy in DC, bridge the connectivity gap The DC Line thedcline.org/2023/03/14/jim…. @cataloguedc Crown Castle #digitalinclusion

See you tonight 7:00 pm Politics and Prose on Connecticut Ave with David Corn. Alissa work has been cited in the The Washington Post, and New York Times today. She was on MSNBC this morning. I am so excited!!!! Join Washington Literacy Center tonight!

Meet us at Dacha DC’s Shaw location on 3/28 for #CauseTuesday! Wristband purchasers will get extended happy hour prices and be entered into a raffle for 2 free tickets to ANY The Howard Theatre event. 🍻🎉📚 Tickets can be purchased at getlit.eventbrite.com. Get yours today!

I was so happy to have Sheree Anne Kelly, President and CEO of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives visit the Washington Literacy Center. Sheree is brilliant, highly skilled and has been and continues to be an inspiration to me and so many o…lnkd.in/eMN7gRmR

Addressing barriers to both literacy and connectivity while improving access to technology and infrastructure is a wide-ranging challenge that can be overcome if the government, the private sector, and community leaders work togeth…lnkd.in/ef4Jx9bb lnkd.in/e2KigRJs

Thank you Andrea Wulf for joining us at Politics and Prose last week to talk about your new book, “Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self.” Purchase her book today! politics-prose.com/book/978052565…

Join us TOMORROW at Politics and Prose: @Kyla_in_DC will be discussing her new book, “When the Smoke Cleared: The 1968 Rebellions and the Unfinished Battle for Civil Rights in the Nation's Capital” with WAMU 88.5’s Kojo Nnamdi and Tom Sherwood! bit.ly/3H6BXuK

See you all tonight at Exiles Bar D.C. for trivia night! WLCtrivia.eventbrite.com

Join us for a timely discussion: Dreamland America’s Immigration Lottery…with @car1ygoodman . A well written work about U.S immigration issues and its complexities - Tonight at Politics and Prose 7:00 pm Connecticut Ave. #Immigration #Migration #literacy

The playwright was concerned with the rituals and beauty of ordinary black Americans as they forged a culture in difficult circumstances. His plays forgo outrage for sadness econ.st/3WB4MG1

I enjoyed speaking with Fox5 DC @LokayFOX5 is now @Lokay on the "Final Five" news segment about my shift from a federal lobbyist to a nonprofit leader at the Washington Literacy Center. Click on the photo to watch the interview and join us for…lnkd.in/eCa5wTnT lnkd.in/efVt_5Cc

Gayle King stood up from her chair on LIVE TV this morning to give this man, the focus of our story, an ovation. He deserved every bit her applause. Robert Carter is a phenomenal, self-made man with a hell of a human story.