By Sheila Johnson Earlier this month I received an award by a DC-based group called Fight for Children. Along with NBA superstar Kevin Durant, trailblazing journalist and sports reporter Christine Brennan, and the late, great John Thompson, the legendary Georgetown basketball coach and mentor, I was part of a quartet of DC-based difference-makers cited for… Continue reading It’s the Children, Stupid
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“He Was Our Babe Ruth”
Hank Aaron, 1934-2021By Sheila C. Johnson Over coffee the other morning I was reviewing the names of some of the newsmakers, earth shakers, and otherwise social, political and/or cultural leaders we lost in 2021. And what struck me as I was reading was how many of them were men and women of color. To that… Continue reading “He Was Our Babe Ruth”
Thoughts on Juneteenth
By Sheila Johnson Many years ago, I was asked to give a speech to a group scheduled to meet in Richmond at some point in the middle of June. They were meeting in the Virginia state capitol to celebrate what one of them explained to me on the phone was called Juneteenth. Scout’s honor, back… Continue reading Thoughts on Juneteenth
The Healing Power of Words
By Sheila Johnson Like so many of you, I’m sure, these days I often find myself at a loss. Sometimes I feel like I want to cry. Other times I want to just punch something. It’s almost as though my heart now has a constant toothache that I can neither fix nor shake. And because… Continue reading The Healing Power of Words
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