Joseph McNeil, one of the original four North Carolina A&T students who sparked the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins at a Woolworth’s lunch counter, has died at 83....
Booker T. Washington High School celebrated the dedication of its new turf field with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring school and city leaders, before hosting a dramatic...
Love, Brooklyn explores romance, breakups, and the effects of gentrification in a shifting Black community. With strong performances by André Holland, Nicole Beharie, and DeWanda Wise,...
In Mounted: On Horses, Blackness, and Liberation, Bitter Kalli reclaims overlooked history, showing how horses shaped Black survival, culture, and resistance while blending personal experience with...
Chesapeake has renamed Old Courtyard Park in honor of Judge Eileen A. Olds, the city’s first African-American woman judge and a nationally recognized legal leader who...
Sentara CarePlex Hospital and the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank have opened a first-of-its-kind refrigerated food pantry locker in Hampton, offering discharged patients facing food insecurity round-the-clock access...
From TikTok videos to Zoom calls, every digital action fuels massive data storage and energy demands. Data centers aren’t villains—they’re the backbone of our connected lives,...
On the 62nd anniversary of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, thousands marched on Wall Street led by Rev. Al Sharpton and civil rights leaders,...
Judge Cleo Powell, a trailblazer in Virginia’s legal system, will become the first Black woman to serve as chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court, marking...
The New Journal and Guide celebrates its 125th anniversary by honoring community members at its 11th Annual Impacting Lives Ceremony on November 8, 2025, at the...
The Digital Download is a weekly column dedicated to exploring the power, promise, and impact of technology in our everyday lives, written by Delegate Cliff Hayes, an experienced technology leader and public servant.
The column aims to educate, inform, and empower readers with insight into how digital tools, innovations, and trends are shaping our communities, policies, and futures.
From artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to broadband access and smart devices, Digital Download breaks down complex tech topics in an accessible way for all.
