The New Journal and Guide

HAMPTON ROADS Christopher Thorne, a former Hampton Roads radio personality known as Big Dose, was killed Friday in a bus wreck in Panama. Thorne, 45, was a...

Paying Tribute To Dr. M.L. King, Jr.: Hundreds March In…

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Hampton Roads joined the nation honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with marches,...

New Black Caucus Member: Republican, Mormon & Hails From Utah

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Now that Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) has been sworn into Congress, and joined the Congressional Black Caucus, the former...

This Week with The Publisher: The Idea of Honor

Lady Pub's Blog

By Brenda H. Andrews The annual observance of the King Holiday allows me pause to consider the idea of “honor” in the life of Dr. Martin Luther...

Is Obama Trying To Kill Black Colleges? (Part II)

National Commentary

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Few things irk me more than hearing someone say or imply that now that we have a Black president, perhaps the...

France’s History of Violence
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist In the aftermath of the killings…
Viewpoint: An Act of Love
By Dennis Edwards Editorial Columnist New Journal and Guide Growing up in 1960s,…
January Is Glaucoma Awareness Month Time For Check-Up
Blacks are 6 to 8 percent more likely to develop…
Seahawks going back to the Super Bowl
SEATTLE Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson of Richmond, Va., led his team…
Explosion at Colorado NAACP Office Still Under Investigation
By Roger K. Clendening Special to the NNPA from The Denver Weekly COLORADO…
Ex-Con Doctoral Candidate Says— Simple Strategies Will Save Tax Dollars & Address Basic Needs of Aging Inmates
BERKLEY, CALIF. Get-tough-on-crime policies that mandated incarceration for decades have had…
Bridge Corner: January 22, 2015
Hello and welcome to the Tidewater Bridge Unit. There are many…
Film Review: The Wedding Ringer
By Kam Williams Film Critic Doug Harris (Josh Gad) and Gretchen…
Book Review: Stella by Starlight
Have you ever wanted to do something big – but…
York-James County NAACP Awards Students on King Holiday
Honor students representing each grade in the eight public schools…
Dr. Benjamin Chavis: “Civil Rights Movement Needed More Now Than Five Decades Ago”
By Nathan Hardin Special to the NNPA from The Fayetteville Observer PEMBROKE Civil…
March 21: Education Summit Planned For Parents, Teachers and Administrators
HAMPTON ROADS Educational Services of Hampton Roads, Inc. will host a…
NSU To Lead Obama Administration’s Cybersecurity HBCU Initiative
NORFOLK Vice President Joe Biden was on the Norfolk State University…
Pastor's Corner: Let’s Talk: Communication Is Necessary
By Elder Gerald DeForest Tyler “Let’s Talk: Communication Is Necessary” in order…
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword: Terrorism Is Not Religion – Part 2
By Imam Vernon M. Fareed We are witnessing debates taking place in…
Seeds of Hope: Bow in worship to Our King
“Is worship an act or an attitude?” asked the Old…

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Popular DJ killed in bus wreck In Panama

HAMPTON ROADS Christopher Thorne, a former Hampton Roads radio personality known as Big Dose, was killed Friday in a bus wreck in Panama. Thorne, 45, was a deejay and promotions director at...

Paying Tribute To Dr. M.L. King, Jr.: Hundreds March In Norfolk On King Holiday

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Hampton Roads joined the nation honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with marches, community s...

Bridge Corner: January 22, 2015

Hello and welcome to the Tidewater Bridge Unit. There are many uses for the term “Double” in bridge circles. Let’s examine five of the most common meanings for the use of the “Double...

York-James County NAACP Awards Students on King Holiday

Honor students representing each grade in the eight public schools in the York-James City County School District received ACT-SO awards for academics from the York-James City County NAACP during th...

March 21: Education Summit Planned For Parents, Teachers and Administrators

HAMPTON ROADS Educational Services of Hampton Roads, Inc. will host a regional conference on public education for parents, teachers, and administrators on March 21, 2015. It will be ...

NSU To Lead Obama Administration’s Cybersecurity HBCU Initiative

NORFOLK Vice President Joe Biden was on the Norfolk State University campus last Friday (Jan. 16) to announce a $25-million five-year effort to educate, train and develop the nation’s next gene...

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VIRGINIA BEACH Local business leader Gary McCollum disclosed recently he will seek Virginia’s 7th State Senate District seat now held by Republican Frank Wagner. McCollum said he is taking a le...

Amber Garrett, Featured Soloist in Winter Concert

CHESAPEAKE The Chesapeake Civic Chorus is sponsoring its annual Winter Concert featuring Sacred Choral and Classical Compositions of the Masters. This year soprano Amber P. Gar...

Social and Civic Whirl: Terry V. Thomas, Elizabeth City Native 2015 Rubenstein Award Winner

Washington, D C Mayor, Vincent C. Gray, and Chancellor Kaya Henderson, announced the 2015 Rubenstein Award Winners at the Fourth Annual Standing Ovation for D C teachers held at the Kenn...

Hampton Roads Events To Celebrate The 2015 King Holiday

Events

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide This year the nation will observe the 86th birthday of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. star...

What Does “The Dream” Mean To You In 2015?

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Several civic-minded individuals in Hampton Roads recently paused to examine the goals Dr. Martin L. King....

New Slover Library To Feature Legendary Norfolkians In February

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide “A Century of Black Life, History and Culture“ has been chosen by the Association for the Study of Black ...

A REVIEW: Phantom of the Opera

By Terrance Afer-Anderson Arts & Culture Columnist The current Seven Venues “Broadway in Norfolk” offering is a memorable production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The ...

Reordering Of Districts Could Lessen Black Delegates In Legislature

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide As expected, a suit was filed at the close of 2014 that challenges the constitutionality of&n...

New Slover Library Opens To Public

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide NORFOLK On the sixth floor of the new Slover Library is a community room, lined on ...

Young Voices Heard, Faces Seen During Grand Opening of Slover Library

NORFOLK On January 11th, 2015, youth voice were heard and celebrated in song and poem as part of Norfolk’s grand opening celebration weekend for the Slover Memorial Main Library.&nbs...

Social and Civic Whirl: Norfolk Public Schools Partner with Magic Johnson’s Bridgescape Academy

Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s motto for the Bridgescape Academy is “Take a big step to building a successful future … we’ll get you there.” This program, sponsored through Norfolk Publi...

Bridge Corner: January 8, 2015

Hello and welcome to the Tidewater Bridge Unit. When your partner opens the bidding with INo Trump (NT), you as responder know that opener has 15, 16, or 17 HCP (high card points). B...

NSU Professor Among 13 To Receive Dominion-sponsored awards

RICHMOND Dr. Aswini Kumar Pradham of Norfolk State University will receive one of 13 Outstanding Faculty Awards that the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) and Dominion Resour...

Social and Civic Whirl: The Boys Choir of Hampton Roads

During the Christmas season, The Boys Choir of Hampton Roads presented their Annual Christmas Concert at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Norfolk. Under the artistic direction of Ju...

January 24: Dr. King “Dream Alive” Banquet In Newport News

NEWPORT NEWS The Andrew Shannon Gospel Music Celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Calvary Seventh Day Adventist...

Jan. 18, Jan. 19: Norfolk To Honor Dr. M.L. King With Free Concert and March

NORFOLK The City of Norfolk will host two days of free events to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Now more than ever, our city must come together and embr...

Councilwoman Ends 50 Years of Service

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide On December 23, Marlene W. Randall, attended her last meeting as a member of the Portsmouth City Council...

New School Board Member Settles In

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide VIRGINIA BEACH Sharon Felton, a new school board member, slipped into her chair on Dec. 16 in the Scho...

Fisher Retires After 42-Year Tenure

PORTSMOUTH As of January 1, Dr. Patricia Fisher, who served as interim superintendent and is one of the longest-serving employees in the Portsmouth school system, has retired. &n...

Bridge Corner: January 1, 2015

Happy New Year from the Tidewater Bridge Unit. We are delighted to have George Hudson, National President of the American Bridge Association, as our guest contributor for this week’s...

New Feature Offers Non-E-Z Pass Motorists Way To Pay Toll

PORTSMOUTH Elizabeth River Tunnels now offers unregistered Pay by Plate motorists using the Downtown and Midtown tunnels a way to pay tolls online before receiving an invoice in the ...

January 24: Beach Omegas to Host Stop the Violence Breakfast

VIRGINIA BEACH Gamma Xi Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc will host its second annual Stop the Violence Breakfast on Saturday, January 24, 2014, 9-11 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Vir...

Teen Co-Author Speaks About Bullying to Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association

NORFOLK Clara Huff, co-author of the newly released book “A Letter to My Bully: Sticks, Stones and Words Do Hurt”, was invited by Margaret Anne Craig of the Citizens Police Academy A...

ILA Local 1248-Local 970 Bring Cheer to Bowling Elementary Children

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Dark doubts gave way to bright smiles when a group of dock workers rolled 30 bicycles into Ri...

BTW Friends and Alumni Foundation Hosts Tidewater Ball

By Randy Singleton Community Affairs Correspondent New Journal and Guide VIRGINIA BEACH The Booker T. Washington High Friends and Alumni Foundation hosted its ...

Social and Civic Whirl: Urban League Sponsored The 10th Annual Changing Lives Breakfast

In partnership with Old Point National Bank, the Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc. (ULHR) sponsored their 10th Annual Changing Lives Breakfast at the Chesapeake Convention Center. ...

Hit With Probation, NSU Will Address Issues During 2015

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide A week after The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC or SACS) announced it ...

HBCUs Have History Of Rebounding From Crippling Probation Status

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Smiles and cheers were easy to spot one year ago in Tallahassee and Nashville, when the Southern Association o...

City Vice Mayor, Police Chief Lead Norfolk In Dialogue

NORFOLK In late afternoon (Dec. 12) the day before protesters took to the streets in the nation’s capital, a protest march was held in downtown Norfolk, led by activists to hig...

BTW Friends & Alumni Plan Annual Holiday Tidewater Ball

NORFOLK On December 26, the Booker T. Washington High School Friends and Alumni Foundation, Inc. will host its annual BTW Tidewater Ball. It will be held at the Holiday Inn Greenwich...

Bridge Corner: December 18, 2014

HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Tidewater Bridge Unit. In a suit contract, as well as in a No Trump contract, there will be times when you will need to develop additional tricks in order to ...

Honors in York County

YORKTOWN The York County School District honored four of its high school achievers on Monday night (December 15) with certificates. Four Students of the Month each representing one of the count...

Virginia Beach Racquet Club Names Court For Coach Nat Warren

VIRGINIA BEACH A tennis court at the Cape Henry Racquet Club now bears the name of retired Norfolk State University tennis coach, Nathaniel “Nat” Warren. Warren is well known for his serv...

Norfolk Caregiver Receives State-wide Award

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide When the Virginia Assisted Living Association presented Micah Foreman with its Best Caregiver Award at a...

Passing King Holiday kept advocates busy for 15 years

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide It is easy to pass statues and streets that honor the Rev. Dr. Martin L. King Jr. and forget it took more than 15 yea...

New Black Caucus Member: Republican, Mormon & Hails From…

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Now that Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) has been sworn into Congress, and joined the Congressional Black Caucus, the former may...

Explosion at Colorado NAACP Office Still Under Investigation

By Roger K. Clendening Special to the NNPA from The Denver Weekly COLORADO SPRINGS An explosion outside a building housing the local NAACP office h...

Ex-Con Doctoral Candidate Says— Simple Strategies Will Save …

BERKLEY, CALIF. Get-tough-on-crime policies that mandated incarceration for decades have had an unplanned-for consequence: The number of elderly inmates in federal and state prisons ...

Dr. Benjamin Chavis: “Civil Rights Movement Needed More Now…

By Nathan Hardin Special to the NNPA from The Fayetteville Observer PEMBROKE Civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis kicked off a week-long Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

Va. Governor Puts $60 Mil. In Budget For Voting Machines

Richmond Gov. Terry McAuliffe will include nearly $60 million in his budget to upgrade voting machines statewide and to update the website for the Department of Elections. ...

Senator Yvonne B. Miller Presented with the 2014 Elected Wom…

ALEXANDRIA, VA The National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) recently announced Senator Yvonne B. Miller (posthumously) as one of its 2014 Elected Women of Excellence Award wi...

Woman To Ride In Rose Parade—60 Years Late

PASADENA, Ca. Joan Williams’ race may have stopped her from riding in the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day about 60 years ago; but she will sit at the head of the 2015 parade when it cruises down ...

History Prof Welcomes President’s Action In Lifting Cuban E…

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide When President Barack H. Obama announced a new course in the nation’s policy tow...

Make 2015 Your Best Year Yet with One Word

Hoboken, NJ We all have good intentions when we make New Year’s resolutions, but fully 88 percent of us fail to achieve them. That’s why, Dan Britton, Jimmy Page, and...

Marchers Fill DC Streets To Protest Police Violence

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide As protests against police violence and harassment of Black people in the United States continue across the co...

Atty. Gen. Seeks Improved Education For Confined Youth

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) In an effort to provide sufficient educational opportunities for incarcerated youth, the Departm...

World Observes AIDS Day, Dec. 1: Blacks Lag in Care For HIV …

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) Blacks who have been diagnosed with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continue to lag behind Whit...

—Ferguson— Officer’s Decision To Leave Force Welcomed; Howe…

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Less than a week after a grand jury failed to indict him for the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, in Fer...

Part One: Crowdfunding For Small Businesses

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Black-owned businesses headed by women grew nearly 258 percent from 1997 to 2013, but this trending group sti...

Ferguson Jury’s Decision Sparks Efforts To Manufacture Chang…

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Nationwide, many aim to manufacture change after a grand jury in Ferguson decided not to indict police ...

Homelessness On Rise Among Children In U.S.

By Cyril Josh Barker Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News As the nation prepares for the holiday season, new numbers about homeless children ...

NO INDICTMENT: Does Attention To Ferguson Reaction Overshad…

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide The Ferguson Grand Jury’s failure to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for shooting Michael Brown to de...

Faith Community Calls Ferguson Grand Jury’s Decision “Mora…

WASHINGTON, DC In response to the grand jury decision against charging White Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting death of 18-year-old African-American youth Michael Bro...

Passes At 78: Marion Barry, D.C.’s ‘Mayor for Life’

By Avis Thomas-Lester and Ruben Castaneda Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer D.C. Council member Marion S. Barry, the venerable former four-time mayor an...

Angry Ferguson protesters burn down buildings, vandalize pol…

It was a night that the town of Ferguson feared would happen. After the grand jury announced that the officer who shot unarmed teen Michael Brown would not be indicted, some protesters to...

In Ferguson: State, City Brace For Response To Grand Jury’s …

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Days after Michael Brown was shot to death by policeman Darren Wilson, angry Black residents reacted with...

November 4 Elections Bring Winds of Change For Women

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Now that the election is over, the winds of change are blowing. For example, Congresswoman Al...

lst Woman President In 133-year History; HU Provost Named To…

PETERSBURG Virginia State University (VSU) has named Dr. Pamela Valleria Wilson Hammond as the University’s Interim President, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Dr. Hammond is the first woman in VSU’s ne...

Atty. General nominee would be 1st Black woman in post

WASHINGTON Loretta E. Lynch, the top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been nominated by President Barack H. Obama to replace Eric Holder as the U.S. Attorney General. ...

Warner Keeps Dem. Streak Alive

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide In accordance with the predictions of the political experts and media, the Republican party won the 2014 political s...

Dominion enhances its website for online customers

RICHMOND Dominion’s website, dom.com, has a new look and improved navigation that will make it easier for visitors to find information and conduct business with Dominion online. Domi...

Black Women Challenge NFL on Domestic Violence

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Columnist WASHINGTON (NNPA) As the National Football League continues to grapple with its policies on domestic violence and sexual assault, Black women h...

Greater Washington, DC Youth Issue Challenge To Prevent Dati…

WASHINGTON Youth from the DC and Maryland area will challenge 1 million of their peers and adults to end dating violence at an event rally and discussion on October 16. The Boys ...

Jordan Davis' Killer Gets Life

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Justice for 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was murdered by Michael Dunn in Jacksonville...

Ebola lands in Dallas; Deadly virus gives U.S. concern

By Akwasi Evans Special to NNPA from NOKOA News AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) When Thomas Eric Duncan arrived in Dallas on a flight from his home country of...

Part Two: What everyone should know about domestic violence

GREENSBORO, N.C. People may stay in an abusive relationship for any number of reasons, and often there are more than one reason at play in any given situation. The reasons may includ...

Obama To CBC: Let’s Finish the Unfinished Work

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) Though the U.S. has made tremendous progress since the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, there is pl...

Veteran reporter assumes helm as editor of Richmond Free Pr…

RICHMOND, VA The new managing editor of the Richmond Free Press is Bonnie V. Winston, a veteran journalist with 35 years of daily newspaper experience in Richmond, Boston and Norfolk. ...

Protest, fallout continues after August shooting

By Cyril Josh Barker Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News In the continuing aftermath of the shooting of unarmed, Black 18-year-old Michael Brown, seve...

At Regional Jail Families complain of scabies infestation

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Family members of a number of inmates incarcerated at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail (WTRJ) sa...

“Making of America”: Scholars and historians continue dialo…

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide For the past three years, historians and scholars have met locally to discuss North American history from...

Reinventing Schools: Boost learning and cut costs

WEST CHAPEL, FLa. Less than half of high school graduates who took the SAT in 2013 were prepared for college, continuing a five-year trend. Less than half – 44 percent – who took...

East Coast Innovation Summit welcomes $75 million business p…

Business News

By Rev. Glenda P. Murray-Kelly, (aka) gparis Special to the New Journal and Guide Most have heard of Donald Trump, the American Investor; but in Virgini...

Black Voters Key To Dem. Victory