Rev. Yvonne Delk, pastor at the new Macedonia Christian United Church of Christ on Marshall Avenue, called a proposed recycling site in the church’s neighborhood “a moral...
Area residents voiced overwhelming opposition to a proposed recycling and trash collecting facility in a Norfolk neighborhood during a town hall meeting on May 22 on...
Protesters held a rally in front of the National Football League’s New York City headquarters on May 25 after the league announced new rules that punish...
Trump supporter and television star Roseanne Barr called former Obama presidential advisor Valerie Jarrett, ‘an ape,’ leading ABC to immediately cancel her show and her agent...
In 1965 and as part of a visionary public policy strategy known as The Great Society, President Lyndon Johnson created a new cabinet level agency, the...
The former Late-Night comedian, David Letterman, regularly made his “Top Ten Lists” a staple of his show. It varied from politics, to sports, to pop culture. ...
Amidst this historic year of 2018 – marked by 50th anniversaries and landmarks of the civil rights movement – one thing remains clear: “While a lot...
In 1930, at the height of Jim Crow segregation in Norfolk, the city bragged about 20 miles of its border that was adorned with beautiful sandy beaches,...
Essex County High School teacher Marcus-David Peters spent last Monday, May 14 in the classroom teaching biology to his teenage students. By day’s end, the 24-year-old...
We often instruct the young or obviously ignorant among us to open a history book if they want to know how Black people have been abused,...
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.
