March 22nd, 2019056By Leonard E. Colvin
Associate Editor
New Journal and Guide
Tonya D. Chapman, the first African-American woman to be named Police Chief of a major city in Virginia, has abruptly resigned without any explanation.
On March 18, City Manager Dr. L. Pettis Patton accepted Chapman’s resignation, naming Assistant Chief Angela Green as...
January 24th, 2019051Portsmouth citizens turned out in great numbers to attend the Annual MLK I Have A Dream Breakfast presented by the Church and Community in Action at the Edmonds Center. This year’s theme was “Embracing Our Dream Makers.” The keynote speaker was Brenda H. Andrews, Publisher and Owner of the New Journal and Guide.
The annual...
November 16th, 2018026Are you ready for a “Soulchestral Groove”?
One is coming to the Attucks Theatre during the Church Street Jazz concert series, and a homecoming for internationally acclaimed violinist Karen Briggs.
Karen masterfully plays every genre of music so let’s not limit her to just being a jazz performer. If Coastal Virginia had such an...
September 20th, 20180147Reverend Carolyn Williams Bell’s smile was an unabashed, radiant display of wisdom. It was not the least bit intimidating. When she adorned you with it, accompanied with eyes that sparkled, you instinctively felt hers was wisdom touched by the ancients. At 12:50 p.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2018, Rev. Bell, age 73, joined the ancients...
August 22nd, 2018086PORTSMOUTH
You can register to vote at the Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum on Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Although it is the same small brick building where longtime librarian Bertha Edwards helped people of color fill out forms and locate information in the segregated facility from 1945-1963, times have changed....
August 2nd, 2018054PORTSMOUTH
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 Baptist Church where Dr. Kelvin Turner is the Senior Pastor. The location for Zion Baptist Church is 225 Hatton St.
A life-long resident of Portsmouth, Mrs. Hendricks...
