Kicks for Kids : Sneaker Drop-off : 12 21 2011
Children’s Nation Medical Center and Sasha Bruce House : Washington, DC : 12 21 2011 : After raising over $5,000 with the support of many, we started the delivery phase of Kicks for Kids by loading up 2 trucks with big brown boxes and Shoe City bags containing brand new children’s sneakers. We arrived at Children’s [...]
Kicks for Kids Charity Shoe Drive : Media Brunch : 12 18 2011
Carolina Kitchen Bar & Grill : Hyattsville, MD : 12 18 2011 To kick off the 5th installment of Kicks for Kids, Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka sponsored a media brunch at a soulfood restaurant nearby the site of the meet and greet. Perfect location. Perfect cuisine. Perfect vodka. Interviews were held by some local bloggers, media outlets, and [...]
Kicks for Kids Charity Shoe Drive : Meet and Greet : 12 18 2011
Shoe City : Mall of Prince Georges : Hyattsville, MD : 12 18 2011 : As part of the 5th annual Kicks for Kids initiative, we decided to follow up our media brunch with a special in-store meet and greet with our celebrity guests Meek Mill of Maybach Music Group and the Washington Wizards’ John Wall. People [...]
Red Bull EmSee Battle : 10 24 2011
The Fillmore Silver Spring : Silver Spring, MD : 10 24 2011 : The Red Bull EmSee Battle wasn’t the typical rap battle. It was very structured, and the contestants had to rap about random topics and images that showed up on a screen, had to use certain words to earn points, and still spit [...]
Sneaker Pimps DC : Bun B & Friends : 10 08 2011
Ibiza Nightclub : Washington, DC : 10 08 2011 : Sneaker Pimps, a touring sneaker/hip-hop show, made its way to DC, and brought rap music’s Legendary Bun B of UGK, as well as Maybach Music Group’s new artist Stalley.
The Sneaker Suite’s 6th Anniversary : 08 30 2011
Ian iCan’s 3oth Birthday Celebration / The Sneaker Suite’s 6th Anniversary : Art Whino : National Harbor, MD : 08 30 2011 : A friend of mine, Ian, Owner of The Sneaker Suite and Suite Naiton, celebrated 30 years of life and 6 years of business, with his “30 on the 30th” affair.
Heineken Red Star Access : Wale : 08 14 2011
Lux Lounge : Washington, Dc : 08 14 2011 : The Heineken Red Star Access stopped in DC for the second time in the year. This time, they brought Wale and his Board of Administration artists – Black Cobain.
Diva Lounge Networking Event : 07 26 2011
Eden Lounge : Washington, DC : 07 26 2011 : I was hired, at the last minute, to shoot a ladies-only networking event. You think there’s a chance I’d miss out on a room full of women? No way. Not a chance in hell. It was a Grey Goose sponsored event, so the complimentary premium [...]
Green Sneakers at Warrior Dash : 05 22 2011
Warrior Dash : La Plata, MD : 05 22 2011 : Warrior Dash, an event that I was totally unfamiliar with, is a huge obstacle course with all kinds of swinging and jumping, and mud and fire. Somehow, but maybe not in that order. At the end, Green Sneakers was there to gladly collect those [...]
101 Women of Hope : 05 13 2011
KIPP DC : Douglas Campus : Washington, DC : 05 13 2011 : 101 Women of Hope one-day public service event created to promote volunteerism, community service, mentoring and career development amongst professionals and inner-city youth. The primary purpose of the project is to align urban youth, who often don’t have access to a network [...]
New Voices Tour Press Conference : 07 17 2010
Indulj : Washington, DC : 07 17 2010 : LA Reid’s sons Antonio Jr and Aaron Reid and The Simmons Sisters, Angela and Vanessa, were in DC for the New Voices Tour – a competition to find the best of the best in Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop and surprisingly, spoken word. The press conference was in the [...]
