I just finished Stranger Things. All of it.  The whole entire genius masterpiece, seasons 1-5. And I barely slept because there was so much to process. Dustin, Will the Wise, Eleven, Mike, and Lucas - the Stars of Stranger Things! If you're thinking, "Nikki, that show ended a while ago, where have you been?" - Listen. I'm a mom, a campaign coordinator fighting for living wages for the whole state of Maryland, and I'm building a coaching business at THE SAME DAMN TIME. Time works differently...

Let me tell you about the time I had to confront racism from someone who was, on paper, one of my biggest supporters. Back in my days as Executive Director of a prominent workers rights organization in DC, I had a board chair who was a powerful leader in the building trades. A white man of large stature with a family legacy of union leadership, AND who didn't have a reputation for being kind or helpful to local organizers and activists. A man who, after being basically forced to work with as...

Now, stepping boldly into the race for Mayor, she's ready to put those pieces together to create something Washington hasn't seen in a generation: people-forward governance that doesn't apologize for choosing workers, families, and communities over corporate interests.