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Get Ready to Meet Ned Hickson…Again!

Syndicated humor columnist and author, Ned Hickson was so gracious to indulge me in this experiment – a video version of the profile I did on him a while back. He was part three in my Freshly Pressed...

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Meet Ned Hickson…Again! (Video)

Well, it’s here. Ned and I had fun with this. Thanks for your hard work, Ned. (You’ll see what I mean in the credits.)

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All Aboard THE OVERGROUND Express!

A few weeks ago, I did a write up on The Overground Railroad (Cherry Castle Publishing, 2015), a powerhouse of an anthology. It’s now available! See our smiles? You’ll have one, too, after ordering...

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Promo for Prince George’s Community College

Here’s a Humble Bear promo for Prince George’s Community College.

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DRIFT book trailer

Here’s a trailer for my debut collection of poems, DRIFT (Aquarius Press/Willow Books, 2012).

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Humble Bear Promo Video

Here it is, folks!

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D.C. Funk Parade Highlights

Earlier this month, the D.C. Department of Funk (how cool is that!) presented the Funk Parade on the city’s historic U Street corridor. Below is a video highlight I put together. Check out their...

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A DC Creative Writing Workshop Cypher

A few years ago, I started as a writer-in-residence with the D.C. Creative Writing Workshop, and worked my way up to senior program director. I owe this nonprofit and its Executive Director Nancy...

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Anicia’s Wild Adventures

I wanted to try my hand at telling a children’s story in video format (at some point, I’ll start doing voice overs instead of using text in my video stories), so I made this short video for my...

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New Video for My Poem, “Conundrum”– DRIFT Book Trailer pt. 2

Here’s another trailer for my poetry collection, DRIFT (Aquarius Press/Willow Books, 2012).

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What the PLUCK!

Here’s the rundown on this journal, according to the editorial team: pluck! The Journal of Affrilachian Arts & Culture, takes its name from a Nikky Finney poem of the same title which appeared in...

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Cornbread Othello’s Reflections on the Coco Loco

Editor’s note: Several years ago, while studying Journalism at Howard University, I started to appreciate prose. Having written mostly poems up until that point, I enjoyed the freedom prose gave me...

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Lela Malona

This piece, which I wrote in 2006, first appeared in The Arabesque Review. Lela rises at 4a.m. to catch the W13 for 5:45 downtown. She reaches the office at 6:30 to start coffee and have a fresh pot...

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What the PLUCK!

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