DALLAS Alyson Rae Lawson, 28, is opening her own 7-11 store, according to news reports. The 2010 graduate of Hampton University in Virginia was chosen as one of three finalists in the convenience store chain’s first franchise giveaway contest designed […]
NORFOLK The MEAC kicked off its 2017 football season on Friday (July 28) with a press luncheon at the Waterside Marriott. The media and fans had an opportunity to talk to coaches and top players from all 11 conference teams. […]
Temperatures may soar outside, but you can still enjoy yourself inside at these African-American-themed museums and culture centers. Hampton University Museum Stroll, through Hampton University Museum. It has over 9,000 objects including African-American fine arts, traditional African, Native American, Native […]
HAMPTON The Hampton University Student Success Center will open this fall, thanks to a three-year, $600,000 grant from The Mellon Foundation. Designed to increase student graduation rates, the grant will provide $200,000 per year for the next three years. The […]
Hampton Hampton University held its 147th annual Commencement exercises on Mothers’ Day morning (May 14) at Armstrong Stadium. The commencement speaker was Katherine Johnson, whose behind-the-scenes work with the NASA space program in the 1960’s was highlighted in the movie […]
The Trump Administration’s first budget blueprint has proposed slashing about $54 billion from domestic spending programs and shifting that money to the Department of Defense (DOD). Consequently, the DOD Authorization Bill of 2018 is getting a lot of attention from various […]
Special to the Guide Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and a Hampton University graduate, has been appointed acting Surgeon General of the United States by President Donald J. Trump. She is first nurse to be […]
HAMPTON ROADS Colleges and universities are preparing for their annual graduation ceremonies for students who have successfully completed their requirements. Old Dominion University will graduate the most students during its 126th Commencement Exercises. More than 2,750 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral […]
VIRGINIA BEACH On Monday March 13, 2017, Hampton University graduate and business entrepreneur, Gerald Daniels conducted his first Virginia Beach Branch NAACP meeting as President. In an interesting and unusual series of events, Daniels was elected to the top position […]
NORFOLK Norfolk State (17-16) could not overcome a second-half collapse that saw them give up a 3-point lead at 14:33 minute mark as North Carolina Central (25-8) ignited a 19-0 run that kept NSU scoreless for 11 minutes in the […]
