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National Commentary5 years ago
Overflow Crowd Attends Slover Lecture On Jefferson’s Black Daughter
NORFOLK An overflow crowd was on hand Sunday, Jan. 27 at the Slover Library in downtown Norfolk to hear Dr. Catherine Kerrison discuss her latest book,...
Local Voices5 years ago
Local Author Publishes Children’s Book
Walt Disney was not describing the main character in Dale Jordan’s new children’s book when he said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing...
Black Arts and Culture5 years ago
Virginia Beach Author Pens Book To Improve Male-Female Relationships
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...
Book Reviews5 years ago
Teaching Social Justice To Middle Schoolers
A newly released paperback, Emmett Till: ‘Sometimes Good Can Come Out of a Bad Situation” (CreateSpace June 7, 2018), is an immersive, thought-provoking story about a...

New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters September 24, 2023
Beleaguered by a continuing influx of asylum seekers, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is further tightening shelter rules by limiting adult migrants to just 30 days in city-run facilities. The post New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters appeared first on New York Amsterdam News.
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials September 24, 2023
The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles. The post A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his […]