On April 2, 2016, Frederick resident Darselle Parker lost her sister, Danielle Parker, to suicide. She was 25 years old. Although her life was short-lived, Darselle fights to uphold her sister’s legacy.
Danielle was loved by many and silently fell victim to the roller coaster of mental illness: depression and bipolar disorder. Described as a…
With Believer and Vlogger, Asmaou
Former Frederick and 40 resident, Asmaou Kay has begun her vlog series: The Ratchet Christian.
The Ratchet Christian vlogs are beauty tutorials for the soul. Millions of people go on YouTube every day to watch makeup and hair tutorials to ensure that they look beautiful on the outside, but…
Sumner Crenshaw is a budding artist in Frederick who paints semi-abstract figurative work. Read our Q&A with the Frederick artist.
Their day begins just as ours. They awake by sunrise, clean their home, run their errands; some head to work and others head to the traffic medians, only a few yards away, to hold up signs for income.
Nestled in the roundabout woods that divide downtown Frederick from Route 85, a matted trail of grass…
Chris Cubs, The Trinidadian-American, artist-meets-businessman, side walk poet. We ask if he lives a normal life outside of traveling with a typewriter from city to city. His response: “Oh no, no. I get paid to do poetry.”
The first poem he ever wrote was Do You Like Poetry? He started writing in 8th grade but donned the alias two…
My story is one of elusion. But I never forget my experiences; I choose not to awaken them. My behavior may be a direct result of such escapism. But tales always tell the people who are hurting the most often are the people concealing the pain. Here is mine.
I came to America when my…
