I tried my best not to narrow my eyes; I didn’t want the camera to pick up on any angry-Black-woman attitude, but was Angela saying she only had one guest?

“Welcome Reverend Williams. It is such a pleasure to have you here.”

“Thank you,” Jeremy responded. Then, he grabbed my hand. “My wife, First Lady Ginger Williams and I are excited to be here.”

"Yes," Angela said with a bit of ice in her voice. “Your wife.” A pause and then, “Welcome First Lady.”

If the cameras hadn’t been running, I would have just stared at her. But I gave her the smile that I’d perfected over the last ten years. The First Lady’s smile that I’d learned first from my mother.

It was the right thing to do since Abundant Life and Abounding Love was the number one rated gospel television show in America. And today, they were in the living room of our home in the upscale Kalorama section of D.C., introducing us to the whole country. So, I had to remember my purpose, keep my focus, and be unbothered by this little heifer who was making it clear that she had her eyes on my husband.

Angela said, “So, let’s get to this. I’ve been following everything you’ve been doing at your church, New Kingdom Temple, and I have to say I’m blown away by all you’ve accomplished.”

Jeremy squeezed my hand. "Thank you. My wife and I are humbled by all that God has allowed us to do.”

Angela nodded. “Well, you should be proud. You’re a young...couple doing things churches that have been around for generations haven’t been able to do. Let me share some of your accomplishments with our audience.” She glanced down at her notes. “You started a school in Southeast D.C. for low income children where they’re provided with everything from their school uniforms, to two full meals, computers, iPads...and you make sure each student has internet services in their homes.” She shook her head as if she couldn’t believe it. “You built the New Kingdom Towers in Northeast, one and two-bedroom luxury apartments for seniors who are living on fixed incomes and their rent is determined by how much they can afford to pay.” She paused as if she wanted to give her audience time to appreciate that information. “And, you’ve paid off your church’s mortgage, which you built on the old District of Columbia College campus, and includes your main sanctuary and two buildings — a learning center and a library.” She held up her finger. "And may I add, you’ve done all of this in ten years."

"Well actually," Jeremy began as he leaned forward, not worrying at all about creasing his suit. He didn’t have to be concerned about that — suits that cost thousands never wrinkled. Jeremy continued, "We’re coming up on our tenth anniversary this October, so we actually haven’t reached that milestone yet."

"That’s right, I’ve been reading about your upcoming celebration."

"Yes, we’ve been blessed and we want to share our excitement with the community. So we have lots of things planned throughout the city."