Happy Halloween from Glenarden! Joy got mad at my yard man this weekend for weed whacking her flowers, so we let him spoil for Halloween Fright Night!! The Trick-or-Treaters will have to move his leg to ring the door bell! – Mayor “Spooky” Ed
Category: Arts & Culture
The Squad: How AOC, Ilhan Omar, and their colleagues adapted a pop-culture term
It began on Instagram — of course. The four congresswomen-elect, in Washington for the November 2018 new-member orientation, had gathered for an interview about the history they had made. There simply had not been people like them in Congress before: no one younger than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; no Muslim women before Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib;…
Virginia to Commemorate Landing of Enslaved Africans | | The Washington Informer
A multi-day series of events centered around the 400th anniversary of the first landing of enslaved African Americans at Point Comfort in Hampton, Virginia, have been slated for Aug. 23-25 in nearby Jamestown. — Read on washingtoninformer.com/virginia-to-commemorate-landing-of-enslaved-africans/
Take a look back at President Trump and Kim Jong Un’s relationship!
Take a look back at President Trump and Kim Jong Un’s relationship, as told through cartoons from @TomTolesToons https://t.co/yjWzdpxCCC — Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) February 26, 2019
Jazz on the Veranda
Jazz on the Veranda at the Woodmore Towne Centre at Glenarden was an exceptional performance by two exciting performers. Visit the recordings of the live concert. Visit the Performance of Saxophonist R.L. Walker Visit the Performance of Saxophonist SaxLo @EdwardEstes
On the Backdrop of Charlottesville, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Will Be Run by a Black Woman | Glamour
She is long dead, but the presence of Sally Hemings looms larger than life at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, the plantation where she was enslaved for most of her life and where a $35 million restoration of the grounds made way for the “Life of Sally Hemings” exhibit—a modest room tucked away in a wing of…
Stats for Stories: Father’s Day: June 17, 2018
According to the Library of Congress, “In June of every year, we honor fathers. The first Mother’s Day was celebrated in 1914, but a holiday honoring fathers did not become official until 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson declared that the third Sunday in June would be Father’s Day. President Richard Nixon made this proclamation permanent…
Oprah Winfrey’s Stirring introduction to Exhibit at NMAAHC
Oprah recites Sojourner Truth at exhibit opening Oprah Winfrey makes remarks at the opening ceremony for the “Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture” exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.Click this link to enjoy Oprah’s theatrical Exhibit opening greeting. http://www.cnn.com/videos/cnnmoney/2018/06/07/oprah-winfrey-nmaahc-exhibit-opens-sot.cnn