We’re in a pickle, DC and not the tasty kind. 🥒 The federal shutdown didn’t just slow down workers, it threatened lifelines for thousands of families. This wasn’t the first time, and we can’t pretend it will be the last. My oped on a locally powered solution 👇🏾

Attention students! We want to know how your school year has started off! Come tell us at our October 8 listening session :) Sign up today: https://t.co/oDJJpkJXNV. Eager to hear from y'all! Deadline to register is October 5. More details ⬇️

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This is about more than history—it’s about shaping a more just and equitable future. I’ll be training as an oral historian soon, and I hope some of you will share your stories too! 🤞🏾Stay tuned!

I’ll be capturing the stories of D.C. public school grads, tradespeople, small biz owners, and others whose journeys reflect how economic mobility has (or hasn’t) evolved in our city— from the perspective of native Washingtonians.

I’m so excited and grateful to @HumanitiesDC for the opportunity to launch my oral history project: Beyond the Diploma: Education, Career Pathways, and Economic Inequality.

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15:3 Happy Easter ✝️

When people don't stand up to bad leadership, it's rarely because they don't care. It's often because they feel powerless. Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control. The answer is not to accept defeat. It's to

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Welcome to #blackhistorymonth 🤎🖤🤎 Take a moment to nominate #Ward7 young people who are doing great things to be featured each Friday! https://t.co/c9Uykuk2AR “Find the good, and praise it.” -Alex Haley

Tonight’s story wasn’t the turnovers, it was the turnaround. This was an amazing season @Commanders! #HTTC

“Find the good and praise it.” -Alex Haley So much good is happening in our #Ward7 schools that deserves to be celebrated. I was incredibly proud to celebrate @dcpublicschools alongside @DCEdFund & humbled to present @hdwoodsonshs with the @FlamboyanFDN Shanita Burney Award

It’s said #MLKDay isn’t a day off, it’s a day on. However, MLK’s legacy isn’t just about service; it’s about social justice. For those committed & continuously working to bend the arc of the moral universe, that work is complex, ongoing & long-term. It requires rest & recovery.

“Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming.” -Alice Walker Happy New Year everyone, whether 2025 is a fresh start or another chapter, wishing you a blessed one. 🙏🏾 💛

“What’s the world for you if you can’t make it what you want it.” -Toni Morrison Please join me to make it official. Again! 💛 It’s our chance to mark the privilege to be in a position to make our world, our ward better for our children, our community, our future.

Elmo wants to give a big hug to all the postal workers out there! Thank you for delivering gifts, cards, and holiday cheer to so many people! Elmo loves you. 🎁✉️❤️

If you’re going through hell, keep going -Winston Churchill #RaiseHail Enjoying the win with the woman who taught me how to win 💛🏈

Yall know I’m a PBS kid. Loved seeing education partners alongside our schools and families over the last 2 #Edfest weekends. ✌🏽💛 Visit https://t.co/rb249l2Lbz for key enrollment dates for DCPS and Charters.

Happy Anniversary to my parents 🖤Thank you for showing us how to invite love each day 🖤

Perk of a late @dcsboe meeting…Mayor for Life mural sneak preview 👀