Highlights

This Black History Month, we’re highlighting African America leaders from Arizona and Washington, DC, the places we call home.
Born and raised in Washington, DC, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington is one of the most important figures in the history of jazz. His works are some of the most well known in the genre and he was a staple in the New York City jazz scene from the 1920s through the post-World War II years. In his later years, he developed a passion for film scoring. The pianist, composer, songwriter, bandleader, and actor was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Award for music in 1999.
Ellington’s early days were classic Washington. He said President Roosevelt occasionally stopped to watch the kids in his neighborhood play baseball and his first job was selling peanuts at Washington Senators baseball games. Inspired by the ragtime pianists of the era, Ellington composed his first piece of music, “Soda Fountain Rag”, by ear at age 15 while working at DC’s Poodle Dog Café.
Today, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts is the only public high school in the nation’s capital that offers both college-preparatory academics and pre-professional arts training in nine disciplines.
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After momentarily losing access to TikTok in the US earlier this month, we’re reminded of how important it is to have direct contact with clients. Social media is a great way to start the connection, but a direct link—such as email or texting capability—is key to creating a lasting relationship. How can you build relationships outside the platforms? Fose + McKay can help! ...
A lot has been said about whether the US Supreme Court will uphold a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the US. The clock is ‘tiking’, so to speak, on the social media platform’s presence in the country, with the ‘ban’ potentially going into effect in less than a week.
Do you think TikTok will be banned? If so, which platform(s) do you think will fill the space left by the social media giant’s departure?
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It’s Houseplant Appreciation Day and Fose + McKay team members have a lot of plants! Sometimes they appear on video meetings, but in case you haven’t caught them we gathered a few pics.
Plants improve air quality, lift your mood, reduce stress, and bring a little whimsy into your living space or office. They’ve even been shown to increase productivity!
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Today, we come together as Americans to mourn our 39th president, James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. President Carter’s impact on the nation lasted far longer than his tenure in office.
President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, dedicated nearly 40 years to Habitat for Humanity, an organization that builds houses for low-income people through the US and Canada. By volunteering alongside the new homeowner, volunteers and recipients of Habitat for Humanity forged connections that broke barriers.
President Carter won the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, advance human rights around the globe, and promote economic and social development.
A graduate of The U.S. Naval Academy, President Carter served overseas before becoming governor of Georgia and eventually president of the US.
For his many achievements in and out of office, we salute President Carter. Today, we congratulate him on a life well lived, mourn his loss, and keep his loved ones in our thoughts.
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Early January is the time for resolutions! From health-related to achievement goals, our team has many intentions for 2025. One we have as a group is to spend more time together. The world continues to shift further away from the isolation brought on by COVID, and we are here for it! What`s your goal for 2025? ...
It`s Friday the 13th! A day for horror films and bad luck! But why are we so superstitious about it? The paranoia around this day has roots in Norse mythology, Christianity, and the Victorian-era British Empire. It seems everyone agrees that there’s just something about Friday the 13th that’s unsettling!
But it wasn’t until the 1907 novel “Friday, the Thirteenth” by Thomas W. Lawson that the notion really took off. Once the (unrelated) 1980s slasher flicks came out, it was a done deal that Friday the 13th would live in infamy. Be careful out there!
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