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...
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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...
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.
