On Wednesday, August 18th, “Chef Da-Vid” was cooking lunch at the Southeast White House for the twice-a-month Reconciliation Luncheon. The Southeast White House has been serving the southeast district of Washington, D.C. since 1996. It strives to be “a house on a hill for all people” as it works with inner-city youth, local organizations, and national leaders to improve the lives of people. The luncheon brings together people who care about the city, but might not normally ‘break bread’ together.
After the luncheon, I dropped by Scott’s office to pickup some paperwork and he was having trouble with the volume on his computer. At other times during the week when I’m not Chef Da-Vid, I’m “The Computer Guy” at Interfaith Works in Rockville. Other times I don’t really have a title but my friends and I listen to local ministries tell us about not only their problems, but also their dreams for a better DC and surrounding region.
I quickly found that Scott’s sound was on “mute” and a video was playing that he couldn’t hear. We went back to the beginning of the clip and were thoroughly impressed with what we saw.
Chris Keener, in association with the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities and 5 teenagers participating in the Summer Youth Employment Program, produced a 9 minute short film about Anacostia.
As of this writing, Late Morning Coffee Break: ‘Good Hope: Anacostia’ has had 1,545 views in the 36 hours since it was posted. If you are interested in things east of the Anacostia River, I highly recommend it to you.
David Robert Lambert 