1947
Born on July 4 in Atlantic City, NJ.
1972
Earns a degree in early childhood education from Antioch University.
1980
Becomes the artistic director for The Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers (MXDD), an African drum and dance performance company.
1985
Directs the MXDD Performance at the National Education Association Washington D.C. for the celebration of 10 years of organizing educators in South Africa.
1986
Directs the MXDD performance at Plymouth Congregational United Church Of Christ in Washington, D.C., for the citywide Kwanzaa Imani Celebration.
1986
Directs the MXDD Performance at an outdoor wedding in Meridial Hill Park in northwest Washington, D.C., on June 20.
1986
Directs the MXDD Performance at Union Temple Baptist Church in Washington D.C., for A Kwanzaa Umoja Celebration on Dec. 29.
2002
Directs the MXDD Performance at a wedding ceremony at The Josephine Butler Center in northwest Washington, D.C., on June 15.
2003
Organizes African Dance Classes for five Years at The Josephine Butler Center in northwest Washington, D.C., on Sept. 1.
2008
Directs the MXDD Performance at the Inauguration Ball for President Barack Obama at The Festival Center in Washington D.C., on Jan. 20.
2008
Organizes African Dance Classes for three years at The Festival Center in Washington D.C., on Oct. 1.
2017
Earns the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington, D.C., Black Community.
2018
Directs the MXDD Performance at The National Archives Foundation in Washington, D.C., for a special project’s program on June 30.
2019
Directs the MXDD Performance at The John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on April 21.
2019
Directs the MXDD Performance at The March Of Dimes March For Babies Walkathon at 1500 South Capitol Street in Washington, D.C., on May 4.
2019
Directs the MXDD Performance at The John Dance Africa D.C. African Arts Festival at The Dance Place in Washington, D.C. on June 2.
2019
Directs the MXDD Performance at The International Cultural Festival at Farquhar Park in York, PA, on June 15.
2019
Directs the MXDD Performance at the Celebration of 400 Years of Africans in America at Fort Monroe National Park in Hampton, VA, on July 13.
2019
Directs the MXDD Performance at The H Street Festival at 7th and H Streets in northeast Washington D.C., on Sept. 21.
2020
Continues to perform as a lead drummer of a cultural activity that occurs on annually on Sundays from May 1 to Oct. 31 in Washington, D.C.