By Randy Singleton Community Correspondent New Journal and Guide HAMPTON Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday (Feb 19) that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
By Sean C. Bowers The last shot after the Civil War ended was fired on Good Friday, April 14, 1865; that shot killed President Abraham Lincoln...
WASHINGTON, DC The funeral bell at the Washington National Cathedral tolled 500 times on February 22 to commemorate the half million people who have died in...
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide As the U.S. House moves forward with writing the COVID-19 relief bill, Virginia’s U.S....
VIRGINIA BEACH In celebration of Black History Month, the Virginia Beach History Museums, Princess Anne County Training School/Union Kempsville High School Alumni and Friends Association (PACTS/UKHS)...
PORTSMOUTH Women are collectively owed centuries of overdue acknowledgement for their gifts. That historic deficit is being affirmed in many arenas today. Portsmouth Sheriff Michael A....
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide In 1619, the first “20 and odd” Black Africans arrived at Fort Comfort in what is today...
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Starting January 1, 2022, all Virginia localities will have to hold their municipal elections in November,...
HAMPTON ROADS Registration is now open for The Color of Law: A Virtual Evening with Richard Rothstein, which will take place online on February 25 at...
PORTSMOUTH Over 850 viewers recently participated virtually in the city’s first local vendor fair for the upcoming Rivers Casino Portsmouth. During the event, blueprints of plans...