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Nat Turner Weekend Planned In Southampton County

August 10th, 2018072 SOUTHAMPTON, VA NAT TURNER DAY weekend will be held on Saturday and Sunday, August 18-19th on Nat Turner's birth land in Southampton County, Virginia. This year...

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Mrs. Catherine Hendricks Celebrated On Occasion Of 100th Birthday!

August 2nd, 2018033 PORTSMOUTH Catherine Hendricks of Portsmouth, VA was honored with love on her 100th birthday by her family, friends and church members on Sunday, July 22nd at Zion...

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Whitaker’s Sentencing Scheduled For September After Guilty Verdict

July 29th, 2018018 By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide A jury took three hours to find Portsmouth City Councilman Dr. Mark Whitaker guilty of three counts of ...

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STOP, Inc. Golf Tournament Planned For August 10

July 27th, 2018016 HAMPTON ROADS The 6th Annual Harvey N. Johnson, Jr. Memorial “Swing Into Community Action” Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, August 10, at Cahoon Plantation...

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Corinne Davis Jones: A Norfolk Legend

July 26th, 20180197 Corinne Davis Jones was like nothing Norfolk had ever seen before. She was the wife of Hilary Jones Jr., the first African American member of the Norfolk School Board,...

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Norfolk 17 Pioneer Dies

July 25th, 2018029 NORFOLK Olivia Driver Lindsay, one the Norfolk 17 to desegregate the Norfolk Public Schools, died July 24. Lindsay was one of seven African Americans to first attend...

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Former Black Panther Party Chairwoman Gets $2.2 Million Settlement

July 19th, 2018011 OAKLAND, CA A former Chairwoman of the Black Panther Party will receive a $2.2 million settlement from the city of Oakland, Calif., to settle a 2015 case in which she...

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Va. Takes Lead In Sickle Cell Disease Relief

July 19th, 20180191 Over 4,000 of the 100,000 people diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) live in Virginia. It’s a disease which causes the body’s normally soft round-shaped...

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Convenes Roundtables To Focus on Evictions

July 19th, 2018017 HAMPTON ROADS On Monday, July 16 and Tuesday, July 17, Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax convened three roundtables to hear from members of the community in Richmond and...

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