Dear Family, June is a month of celebration and recognition. We celebrate fathers. It’s Black Music Month. Oscar the Grinch has his birthday. Because June is named for Juno the Roman Goddess of marriage....
Dear Family, Who doesn’t love an ice cream cone? I sure do, especially one dipped in chocolate, or my absolute favorite, butterscotch. As the weather warms, we spend more time visiting our favorite...
Dear Family, Can you believe that it's April already? I absolutely cannot! Winter is leaving, the birds are singing and the flowers are blooming. What could possibly be better than this? Spring represents...
Dear Family, In what is seen as a historic glass shattering event, the election of a woman to vice president, I found myself wondering: “Hasn’t that glass been shattered before?” Maybe not as loudly,...
Dear Family, My favorite poem is Langston Hughes’ Harlem. I was nine when I read it first and it captivated me. After all, what does happen? Why would our dreams be deferred? Why would my dreams...
Dear Family, Every year as a child, I would go to my church, Asbury United Methodist, with my grandparents for Watch Night Service, a tradition in the black community church to celebrate the Emancipation...
Dear Family, November, December and January are months full of celebrations across the globe, across religions and across cultures. We look forward to time with our loved ones near and far. It’s...
Dear Family, It began in Mrs. Daily’s second grade class. We were casting votes for the Governor of Virginia. The contest was between Chuck Robb and Marshall Colemen. I voted for Mr. Robb (and...
Dear Family, Recently I took a long hard look at myself and was not too happy with what I saw. I wish I could blame it on being at home due to COVID-19, but alas, I cannot. It is not just my Pepsi...
Dear Family, It’s never just one event that sparks a movement. There are many. Suddenly, though, there is that one that is so powerful that we have no choice but to address. We can name those events,...
