JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD

By Jasmine Deloatch Assistant Editor New Journal and Guide On Tuesday, April 20th, at approximately 3:30 p.m. EDT, the Minneapolis jury in the Derek Chauvin murder...

FEMA Reservist Shares Experience From COVID Pandemic Frontlines

Jasmine Deloatch Assistant Editor New Journal and Guide FEMA has played an intricate role in providing help during the pandemic and among those on the frontlines,...

Norfolk Police Officer Loses Job After Donating To Racist’s Defense Fund

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide The City of Norfolk has fired a high-ranking police officer who donated $25 to the defense...

White-Washing The Confederacy

In 2020, in a long-overdue move, Virginia removed from its state capitol the busts and statues honoring Confederate generals and officials. And recently, the Virginia Supreme...

‘I Just Want My Baby Home’ Says Distraught Mom of Unarmed Black Man Killed by Police

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Katie Wright, the mother of the 20-year-old African American man shot and killed by police a...

COMMENTARY: The Seven Last Words of George Floyd

The world has borne witness to Mr. Floyd’s lynching—many anguished, others cheering, and some nonchalant—in the same way that the spectators watched Jesus hang His head...

NAS Precinct Commander Is First Black Woman!

By Jasmine Deloatch Assistant Editor New Journal and Guide Naval Air Station Oceana promoted Colonel Nicole Fairey to Precinct Commander, marking history in Hampton Roads as...

Black Businesses and COVID: One Year Coping and Adjusting

By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide      This week marks a year for Virginia and most of the nation, as they...

“Reflections on DMX: A Hip Hop Icon”

By Synnika Alek-Chizoba Lofton After reloading my 6-disc CD changer, I made sure to include LL Cool J’s latest album Phenomenon. I remember it was another...

Community Service Memorializes Donovon Wayne Lynch