HAMPTON ROADS Rep. Cedric Richmond (LA-02), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, was in Hampton Roads to stump for Elaine Luria, running for Congress in Virginia’s...
After years of preclearance and expansion of voting access, by 2013 African-American registration and turnout rates had finally reached near-parity with white registration and turnout rates....
When the National Football League invited Rihanna to perform at the upcoming Super Bowl, the 9-time Grammy winner and Fenty business mogul took a knee. Reportedly,...
Earlier this year, powered by her non-profit, Clever Communities in Action (CCIA), Starr Armstrong launched the Razor Sharp Readers program, using urban barber shops to provide...
Staff Writer New Journal and Guide NORFOLK A packed crowd gathered last Thursday October 18 at the Slover Library in downtown Norfolk to hear Michael Twitty,...
Smoking kills. We’ve all heard the public service announcements, seen the ads featuring hard-breathing people dying from lung cancer. We’ve all heard about what smoking does...
NORFOLK Rainy weather did not dampen the spirits of Spartan alumni, fans and students celebrating NSU’s Homecoming 2018 last week. Despite losing Saturday’s football game to...
By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Registered Democrats in Maryland will make up just 57 percent of voters by Election Day as Ben...
Less than two weeks before the Midterm elections, state and local election officials are seeing an upswing in the number of Virginians who are casting their...
By Sean C. Bowers In 2030, twelve short years from now, man’s persistent global warming habits, if not severely changed, will result in our Mother Earth...
Virginia Beach Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Tim Kaine both made stops in Hampton Roads last weekend to express their support for 2nd Congressional District...
African-Americans received only 4.5 percent or $53.0 million of the $221 million the city of Virginia Beach spent with Small Women and Minority (SWAMs)-owned businesses to...
The New Journal and Guide will bestow honor on local persons during its 5th Annual Impacting Lives Breakfast November 3 at the Taste N’ See Banquet...
The summer before the fall of 1958, Mary Jane Hardly Birdsong, then 16, recalls she was busy. She was a senior at Maury High School where she and her classmates were...
The Digital Download is a weekly column dedicated to exploring the power, promise, and impact of technology in our everyday lives, written by Delegate Cliff Hayes, an experienced technology leader and public servant.
The column aims to educate, inform, and empower readers with insight into how digital tools, innovations, and trends are shaping our communities, policies, and futures.
From artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to broadband access and smart devices, Digital Download breaks down complex tech topics in an accessible way for all.
