Bravo Howard County Health Department!!!

You can’t see me but I am giving you a standing ovation in my pajamas (at 2:36 am no less). I just read this teeny tiny blurb in the Columbia Flier about the health department creating a Community Based Care Team.  This group helps clients who have been recently discharged from Howard County General Hospital … Continue reading →

African-American Culture Fair at Columbia Mall this Saturday

It is my distinct pleasure to invite you to come by Columbia Mall on Saturday, February 22, 2014 for the Annual African-American Cultural Fair. Learn about African-American history here in Howard County and abroad. Meet representatives from the many African-American organizations that support the community in Howard County. Bring your kids, learn something new, and … Continue reading →

Things that make me smile: A date night with my son

That cute little boy in the picture is my Autistic rock star. We had a date night at the Baltimore Aquarium on Sunday night. And we had a BLAST!!! Our date night was courtesy of Pathfinders for Autism, a non-profit group dedicated to supporting people with special needs and their families. They invited all of … Continue reading →

Things the Make Me Smile: LGBT Acceptance

First off let me tell you I had an EFFED UP Valentine’s Day. I don’t have enough time to express the disappointment. But I move on since I am a resilient chick. But as I was feverishly searching for half off chocolate in the store today I came across this in the greeting card section. … Continue reading →

Holding my applause for CVS/pharmacy

Take it easy and read this entire post before you start giving me dirty looks. I’m not hating on CVS.  Please don’t send me emails talking about how I need to be grateful about the recent announcement regarding their cease on the sale tobacco products. I am actually extremely grateful. I am proud of my … Continue reading →

And then there’s Long Reach….

My part time job is health journalist. I write for publications in Washington, DC (my fabulous hometown). I cover health and community news in neighborhoods in an area of the city known as “east of the river”. These areas have the highest concentration of Black residents. It also has the highest concentration of poverty, homelessness, … Continue reading →

Maryland Women’s Legislative 2014 Playbook

Soooooo much going on in my life right now I almost forgot to tell y’all about the Women’s Legislative Briefing I went to a couple of weeks ago in Montgomery County (for those of you who don’t live in Maryland that’s about 45 minutes away from Howard County. Stay tuned. I’m going to sound off … Continue reading →