People's District

To me, the diversity is so important because I grew up in a very traditional Vietnamese home. I had a long progress...

Chad America is not my given name, but it is the name I go by…it is my acting name. I got in back in 1999. We wer...

I want to tell all of the kids in Washington not to worry about tornadoes and earthquakes because if they come here...

The United States has been good to me, but I hope that my children will like it here. I think that my daughter will...

One of my favorite parts of what I do is standing at the door in the morning with the other administrators to greet...

While people in my hood finally recognize me and know that I belong, I miss my life and friends back in Virginia. T...

My story may be a little rough to some people, but I hope that they can still hear my message: there is hope. Becau...

Today, I am taking my two older boys to their first real baseball practice. They have played T-Ball before, but nev...

While I have always loved my neighborhood, having a kid made this place especially important to me. I come from a t...

Sometimes, I think that I was preordained to be a police officer.

The history that I am particularly fond of is that of my grandfather, Levi Wright. He didn't talk about his people ...

When we talk about violence in our communities, a lot of it comes from these kids with no hope or opportunities. Ev...

The only thing that gets me about checking IDs is that next year, people born in 1990 will be 21. Dude, are you kid...

Everyday, I deal with so many young people of color who have not been bred. They were born, but not bred. They don'...

When we walked into this house, I thought it was perfect and said, let's do it. Alex, my husband, agreed.