Story of Black WACS Is Coming To Netflix

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Romay Johnson Davis, age 103, is the last surviving member of the first all-Black-female World War II...

Shirley Chisholm: First Black Woman In U.S. Congress

By Jaelyn Scott Winter Intern New Journal and Guide Shirley Ann Chisholm was born on November 30, 1924, in New York City, New York. She was...

McClellan Makes Women’s & Black History In Virginia

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Virginia State Democratic Senator Jennifer McClellan won the special election held Feb. 21 to fill the...

Nation’s Largest Black-Owned Bank Now Offers Expanded ATM Network

Special to the New Journal and Guide According to the Finder Website, there are 42 Black-owned banks and financial institutions in the United States. The largest...

Resistance: “Sick and Tired Of Being Sick And Tired”

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide “All my life I’ve been sick and tired. Now I’m sick and tired of being sick...

“Resistance”: Access To The Ballot Fannie Lou Hamer: Organizer, Voting Rights Activist

By Jaelyn Scott Winter Intern New Journal and Guide Fannie Lou Hamer was born on October 6, 1917, in Montgomery County, Mississippi to sharecroppers Lou Ella...

An Evening of Black History at the Chrysler Museum

“Resistance”: Uplifting the race Booker T. Washington: Educator, Self-Help Separatist

By Jaelyn Scott Winter Intern New Journal and Guide Booker T. Washington was a smart man who fought for what he believed to be the betterment...

Aug. 30, 1946-Feb. 9, 2023 LaVera Forbes Brown: Helped To Desegregate Norfolk Public Schools

By Leonard E. Colvin   Chief Reporter   New Journal and Guide  There are eight members of the Norfolk 17 among us now. LaVera Forbes Brown, one of...

Resisting Oppression Through The Courts

By Leonard E. Colvin   Chief Reporter   New Journal and Guide  “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are...