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Darryl Strawberry – OVERCOMING OPIOIDS!
It is my honor to host and bring my friend, Darryl Strawberry to Charles County, MD on May 13, 2020! Darryl is one of the greatest Major League Baseball players of all time and he [...]
Meeting @ The White House
Recently, I was invited at back to back meetings in NYC at the United Nations and then @ The White House. One of the attributes and characteristics of leadership is selflessly serving others. At the [...]
Meeting @ UN
Late last month, I was invited back for the second time to participate in a meeting at the UN in the Big Apple. New York resembles Texas that they both do everything BIG! My good [...]
SCHOOL is in SESSION
What an honor this week to return to the Department of Education on Capitol Hill and weigh in on the opioid epidemic epidemic, human trafficking and suicide prevention. Grateful to be part of a panel [...]
University of Diversity
Keynote @ Pastor Carlton Burns - 20th Anniversary as pastor @ Pleasant Grove Baptist - Upper Marlboro, MD One of the greatest lessons I have learned was out of the classroom. More than ever we [...]
SCHOOL is COOL!
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. I stayed in TEN hotel beds in 12 days and spoke in multiple states from coast to coast. From DC to Los Angeles, three days speaking near [...]
This Time For AFRICA
It has been said, "If you don't see it before you see it you will never SEE it." In 1998, it was the best of times and worst of times and I had just faced [...]
Greater than Gold
Earlier this month, I had the honor to return as a motivator and chaplain during the XXXI Olympiad outreach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2012, I was on location for opening ceremonies of the [...]
Game Changer
This week the world lost an icon. For my family we lost a friend. No exaggeration or embellishment. Meadowlark Lemon was my childhood hero and as an adult an inspiration. We were close friends and [...]
Full Circle
This week I had the privilege to do something special. It was my HONOR to return exactly thirty years later and speak at my junior high - John Hanson in Waldorf, MD. In 1985-1986, I [...]
Presidential Pardon
The day before Thanksgiving, I was invited back at the White House and had the privilege to cover the President's remarks on the annual pardoning of the turkey. This year he didn't pardon one but [...]
CLASS ACT
BACK TO SCHOOL: Yesterday, it was my honor to return to Malcolm Elementary to catch up with my all time favorite teacher - Mr. Walter. He was my K-5 PE teacher and he is ageless. [...]
SOME GAVE ALL
Two weeks ago today as my family were asleep I got up early to watch TEAM USA take on the Russians in ice hockey during the Olympics. Due to NBC Sports electing again to show [...]
Teamwork
Over the years, I have been blessed to see some pretty amazing things and other than sitting at an inauguration watching the transfer of power, especially exchange of two different political parties one of my [...]
Welcome Aboard – AIR FORCE ONE
On President's Day Weekend, I was born in our Nation's Capital on a cold Sunday, February morning in 1972. My mother worked at the U.S. Capitol Historical Society and Dad was still a young cop [...]
Greats are Gracious
Today, at 41 years old and a month away from turning 42, I would like to share about 43. No, not my age but two class acts! Over the years, I have witnessed something early [...]
Oval Office
Honestly, I was going to call this post "de ja vu." It is always a treat when you get to re-visit something special. Talk about a BLAST from the PAST! This past month was a [...]
Protecting Our Students
Earlier this summer (June 2013), while speaking in Houston, TX I was able to connect with Hollywood actor and former "CHiPs" star, Erik Estrada. It is safe to say almost everyone loved "Ponch" back in [...]
Presidential Reunion
The first week of May 2013, I was booked to speak at various venues and drove 3,000 miles in just under a week (alone). That is doing some serious driving! It was an honor to [...]