Brenda Siler (she/her)
@bcscomm
Writer @Washinformer; PR/Mtkg/Brand Strategist; @IABC Fellow & IABC Past Chair; @SpelmanCollege alumna. IG: bcscomm Email: [email protected]
It happened today. @LivingColour premiered on the #tinydeskconcert #NPRMusic for #BlackMusicMonth. I was there for the taping & it was fantastic! Surprise guest introducing the group, comedian and cultural commentator @KamauBell My @Washinformer article. bit.ly/LivingColourVi…
Yes, this is a masterpiece from Donny Hathaway, classmate of #RobertaFlack @HowardU @WashInformer
Masterpiece.
"My Forbidden Lover."
What’s your favourite song that I’ve worked on? 🪩 #funk #disco #music
Congratulations to the world famous @bluesalley on its 60th Anniversary. D.C. folks & visitors to our city, learn about the club's upcoming special anniversary shows. Check out my latest article @WashInformer bit.ly/BluesAlley60th…
Tune in for a live interview, Denise Rolark Barnes @drolarkb with entertainment icon Melba Moore @MelbaMoore1 on Wednesday, July 16 at 2 pm/EST on @WashInformer digital program "Let's Talk." We want to hear your questions. youtube.com/live/WZskEVOiE…
Yaaasss to @LakeciaB who is going to South Africa to perform at the "Joy of Jazz Festival." Way to go. @WashInformer
Life’s surreal right now. Out here with Wynton Marsalis !! Just found out I’m taking my band on tour to South Africa for the first time, playing the Joy of Jazz Festival! Let’s gooo !!
Happy Birthday, @SuleikaJaouad 🙏🏽💐
A special trip planned for her to celebrate this special day: Everybody go wish @SuleikaJaouad a happy birthday ♥️ ✨ the most beautiful, brilliant, kind and profoundly deep soul that I am proud to stand beside through it all. What a gift she is to the world and this is the day…
Find this movie and see it! You'll thank me.
“Filming the music live was a real challenge for the musicians, the crew, and myself… I have to take my hat off to Herbie, who never lost his cool. He found solutions to every problem, and was ready for any challenge.” – Bertrand Tavernier, director of Round Midnight 🎬
My goodness, what a deal! @roamingrooster1 now has affordable combo meals. A nice surprise when I visited the Pike & Rose location in Rockville, MD. #bestchickensandwich Always stretching their marketing muscles. That's why we love covering this business at @washinformer
.@naima @brandonousley MJ with his brothers, the Jackson 5, "Never Can Say Goodbye." No. 2 on the charts in 1971, the song was composed by actor @TheCliftonDavis currently starring in the @CBS soap opera #BeyondTheGates youtu.be/LKesZBblmRc?si…
"I Can't Help It."
Congratulations @SymoneDSanders on being featured in @Essence 55th Anniversary issue. #SisterPower
Condolences on the passing of #WalterScott of the R&B group, the #Whispers @WashInformer
Remembering #WalterScott of the #Whispers he had been sick for a while. He was 82 years old.. Walter and his brother Scotty were a founding members of a musical group that was part of the musical culture for over 60 years🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thanks, @LivingColour for sharing my article from @WashInformer It was a pleasure to meet and chat with all of you including @BellKamau
Rock Band Living Colour Still Playing Hard, Wows at NPR Tiny Desk washingtoninformer.com/living-colour-… via @WashInformer
My current situation. Screening of the documentary "Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything." An @abcnewsstudios production, airing on @hulu.
It's a tough battle. Thank you for your advocacy on this issue. @WashInformer
It’s Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month! I’m wearing purple to honor the 55M+ families navigating Alzheimer’s and dementia - including my own. 💜🙏🏾 I want YOU to join me and @alzassociation to #ENDALZ TOGETHER. 👊🏾👊🏾 Head to @alzassociation to learn more.
.@WashInformer sports reporter Skylar Nelson @SkyMad03 on top of the #2025NBADraft
TRADE UPDATE: Illinois SF Will Riley who was selected by the Utah Jazz with the No. 21 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft has now been traded to the Washington Wizards. @WashInformer #DMV #WashingtonInformer #NBA #NBATrade #NBADraft #NBA #WashingtonDC #WashingtonWizards #UtahJazz…
DC Education, the review and action. What will benefit our children? @SamPKCollins gives his perspective. @WashInformer
MY VIEW: Education advocates and officials, including @DCSBOE Rep. @BenWilliamsDC, are filling up council chambers where the Committee of the Whole will discuss the markup of the FY26 education budget. @WashInformer
#Jazz #BlackMusicMonth
"When I sing trouble can sit right on my shoulder+I don't even notice."-#Newark's own Sarah Vaughan (Pic: w/Duke,George Shearing+Billy Eckstine) I hit 6pmET @wbgo w/the transformative power of music. Not sure about U but I could use a distraction from the world's madness! #jazz
Said the Honorable @SenDuckworth, a veteran who served and sacrificed for her country, giving Hegseth the heat!
Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo ... you're just an unqualified yes man who can't tell the president how to keep Americans safe."