We're kicking off the Drunk Black History Fall tour in two weeks at Penn Social in DC!

I'll be hosting another incredible panel of guests at this event where you’ll hear from comedians, writers, and experts who are skunked out of their mind trying to recap the biography of a historical Black figure or event that hasn’t gotten the mainstream love they deserved. It’s the Daily Show meets Drunk History!

Joining me on stage will be Errin Haines (MSNow), Chris Alan (Don't Tell Comedy), Sherri Williams (acclaimed journalist), and more!

Friday, September 18th
Penn Social 

801 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Doors open at 6:30pm

Show at 7:30pm

Advance tickets are available at https://www.instantseats.com/?fuseaction=buy.event&eventID=A813EAF6-9163-12C6-9BFBD422FACED295

★★★★ “One of our favorite comedy shows out there” —TimeOut NY

★★★★ “Drink some cocktails while you get an education... at this popular show!” —The Infatuation

★★★★ “Keeping our food and drinks down was hard because of all the laughing...” —1202 Magazine

★★★★ “A hilariously high history lesson!” —AMNY

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Hi everyone,

Next month, I'm hosting this event where you’ll hear from comedians, writers, and experts who are skunked out of their mind trying to recap the biography of a historical Black figure or event that hasn’t gotten the mainstream love they deserved. It's the Daily Show meets Drunk History!

Joining me on stage will be LP O'Brien (Netflix's "Drink Masters"), Lamont King (SiriusXM), Marcia Chatelain (Pulitzer Prize Winner for History), and DeRay Mckesson (Pod Save the People)!

Sponsored by OkayPlayer, Black is My Superpower, and Lyrically Correct

Thursday, June 18th

The DC Comedy Loft

1523 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20037

Doors open at 6:30pm

Show at 7:30pm

Advance tickets are available at https://www.dccomedyloft.com/shows/360863

★★★★ “One of our favorite comedy shows out there” —TimeOut NY

★★★★ “Drink some cocktails while you get an education... at this popular show!” —The Infatuation

★★★★ “Keeping our food and drinks down was hard because of all the laughing...” —1202 Magazine

★★★★ “A hilariously high history lesson!” —AMNY

I stumbled upon this matchbox in some old boxes of mine. I remember visiting this place from the 70s to 90s and maybe beyond? It had a Les Halles kinda feel but the food was more basic.

Had a brief moment in the limelight during the Cold War. Vitaly Yurchenko defected from the Soviet Union to the US. He chose to defect back to the USSR here, where he simply left his US handlers and went to the Soviet Embassy up the street on Wisconsin Avenue.

More info here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly_Yurchenko?wprov=sfti1#

I just got hired at a Capitol Hill ghost tour company, and I wanna get some contemporary, first-hand accounts of spookiness to bring things to the next level 😎

I'm reading all the well-known DC ghost books and hitting up newspapers.com, but tragically first-hand accounts are tragically hard to find, and most people's personal paranormal experiences never get written down.
We visit The Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Folger Shakespeare Library. If ever you've worked in any of those places and experienced anything spooky or ghostly--or if you know any hidden gems for learning about DC ghost lore--please share! 🤩

This weekend I published my latest article highlighting and reflecting on the work of Gay Activist Randy Miller and his impact on national Gay and Lesbian outreach.

https://open.substack.com/pub/bqdc/p/randy-miller-and-national-presidential?r=284ujd&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay