PORTSMOUTH Women are collectively owed centuries of overdue acknowledgement for their gifts. That historic deficit is being affirmed in many arenas today. Portsmouth Sheriff Michael A....
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide In 1619, the first “20 and odd” Black Africans arrived at Fort Comfort in what is today...
PORTSMOUTH Over 850 viewers recently participated virtually in the city’s first local vendor fair for the upcoming Rivers Casino Portsmouth. During the event, blueprints of plans...
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide When Old Dominion University (ODU) recently selected Dr. Brian O. Hemphill as its 9th president,...
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Mary Wilson was a friend to the Black Press of America, a neighbor to the world,...
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vice President Kamala Harris will be the most influential vice president of the 49 that we...
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Contrary to stereotype, according to the Center For Disease Control (CDC), some 2.5 million Black fathers...
By Amelia Ashley-Ward Publisher, San Francisco Sun-Reporter I lost a lot of sleep this week, anticipating the Inauguration of Kamala Devi Harris as the most powerful...
Special to the New Journal and Guide It was a birthday salute worthy of a decorated veteran. Mr. Ernest Green, chairman of the board of the...
HAMPTON ROADS Area churches of various denominations have volunteered to work with Eddie’s Crabhouse of Chesapeake to distribute 2,000 free meals to the food insecure. The...