Imagine spending 8 days in the forest facing your fears, sharing your deepest secrets, working through anger and celebrating your triumphs. The new film  “Fly By Light” shows what happens when you take teens from the street corners of Washington D.C. to …

“The hand that stirs the pot, is the hand that manages the health.” We underestimate the role of health in keeping families strong. A sick relative can often devastate and offset the equilibrium of an entire family. Keeping a healthy family requires …

What are your predictions for life East of the Anacostia in 2012? Possibly the near completion of the 11th Street Bridge, more bike lanes, new restaurants or even new council members.  What’s lies ahead of us? Was 2011 the best year …

“Why is there so much litter in poor black neighborhoods?” asked my Anglo-Saxon friend visiting from the “pristine” state of Utah.  “Green the Ghetto” Movement by Majora Carter My first reaction was to slap him upside his head. Luckily I practice yoga, …