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...
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,...
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...
Prostate cancer strikes African-American men at higher rates than any other group. In this powerful first-person account, a survivor shares his journey and highlights why awareness,...
ongressman Bobby Scott hosted his annual Labor Day Cookout in Newport News, marking the unofficial start of Virginia’s 2025 election season as Democrats rallied supporters and...
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the city reflects on loss, survival, and resilience while confronting the lessons of government failure and the strength...
The 10th Annual Urban Film Festival in Miami featured a documentary on NJG cartoonist Walt Carr, highlighting his decades-long career and impact on Black journalism and...
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.
