Saving Stories and Saving Time

May 28, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Yesterday I interviewed my dad, Calvin Drakeford, as a way to document the normal, and honestly mundane, aspects of his life. The disproportionate amount of death experience by older African Americans, particularly men, as a result of the Covid pandemic jolted me to action. Many stories are being lost and there is an urgency to […]

Planning Magazine Features REMIX THE BLOCK

January 16, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

As you know this summer, I developed the Remix The Block experience for the high school, undergraduate, and graduate students interning for the Prince George’s County Planning Department. I repeatedly say the program was so much fun for me because I LOVE working with students who are passionate and interested in getting to learn more […]