
Award-winning poet Nathan Richardson has delivered more than 600 powerful portrayals of Frederick Douglass, blending scholarship, spirituality, and spoken word. His upcoming Black History Month performance...

By New Journal and Guide Staff NJG Newswire Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. popularized two impactful slogans that have inspired generations of Americans: “Keep Hope Alive!” ...

Statement from the Family CHICAGO, IL With profound sadness, the family of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., an iconic figure in the fight for civil rights,...

Lewis Latimer was more than an assistant to famous inventors. He helped secure the telephone patent, made the lightbulb practical, defended electrical patents in court, and...

The American Heart Association has promoted Jaylyn Brown to executive director for Hampton Roads, elevating a nationally recognized communications strategist whose leadership helped pass Virginia’s Cardiac...

A sharp critique of Donald Trump’s foreign policy approach argues that his nationalist doctrine and confrontational stance toward NATO allies are destabilizing the global order and...

From valedictorian at Booker T. Washington High School to the first Black Virginian to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, Leo V. Williams III built a...

Norfolk is charting a new course for the MacArthur Center site, advancing plans for a mixed-use redevelopment that will reshape downtown with housing, hotel space, retail,...

Long before GPS guided millions, Gladys West’s mathematical precision made it possible. The Virginia-born Navy mathematician reshaped modern navigation, proving that quiet genius can transform the...

Effie Foster Revis, now 104, has lived a century defined by faith, education, and civic courage — from graduating high school at 15 to helping reshape...

A new partnership between Tubi and the HBCU First Look Film Festival is bringing 100 films by HBCU students and alumni to a free streaming channel,...

Long before GPS guided millions, Gladys West’s mathematical precision made it possible. The Virginia-born Navy mathematician reshaped modern navigation, proving that quiet genius can transform the...

After 34 years of bold, community-driven journalism, the Richmond Free Press has published its final edition. Founded by Raymond H. Boone Sr., the newspaper reshaped public...

At 100 years old, Dr. Grady James continues to stand as a towering figure in Black journalism, shaping generations of media professionals at Norfolk State University...