At age 26, Joe Dillard is the President of the Norfolk NAACP. A native of Richmond, Virginia, his family moved to Norfolk when he was six-years-old,...
CHESAPEAKE—The Chesapeake Civic Chorus will sponsor its annual Winter Concert January 31, 2016, 4:00 P.M. in the Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church, 437 Providence Road, Chesapeake,...
By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide There are several reasons why at least 20 leaders from throughout Virginia recently participated in a...
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide For the past four decades George Banks has had a hand in building affordable housing ...
HAMPTON ROADS STOP Inc. announced recently that more than 300 formerly homeless veterans are celebrating the holidays this year in a home of their own as...
ETTRICK, Va. – About two months after Dr. Makola M. Abdullah, 46, mingled with faculty, staff, and university officials at an on-campus gathering held on Dec....
HAMPTON Two Hampton University students are among 30 HBCU students who will receive scholarships from Apple’s $40 Million Diversity Effort, according to a recent Hampton University...
ALBANY, Ga. Albany State University has exceeded its goal to raise $270,000 for the “Rams in the Roses and Beyond” campaign. The campaign raised $332,775 and...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA News Wire Columnist On the same day that President Barack Obama gave a stirring and historically grounded commemoration regarding the 150th...
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA News Wire Columnist Leaders provide vision. They help people understand where they are, how they got there and...