July 17th, 2019028PORTSMOUTH
Ken Wright is now an artist in residence at the D’Art Studio in Norfolk off Boush Street. In 1984, he was the chief illustrator for the News Department at the Virginian Pilot and the first African-American to do so.
Pernell “Sweetpea” Whitaker had just won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles...