Archives

Month of June

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Local News

Afr'Am Sunday

NCNW Honors Community Servants

Local Leaders Pleased With Choice Of New and Young NAACP CEO

1950s-Era Play Probes Norfolk's Racial Divide

Norfolk Mission College Alumni Association Luncheon

Ready Academy Celebrates Its 4th Annual STEMA Fair/Open House

Black Men Take Lead In Helping Boys Become Men

Urban League Aids Homeowners In Saving Their Homes

Newsome House's Cultural Camp To Explore Mali

Methodist Minister Accepts Challenge At Historic Church

Virginia Caucus Denies Claim It Snubs Constituents

Retired Teacher, Inspired Preacher Is Published

Missing Voter Project Working To Register Area's Eligible Voters

Girls' Mentoring Program Helps Teens Avoid Pregnancy

Sickle Cell Fest To Be Held At Mill Point Park, Hampton

Grant Will Fund Five Summer Tech Camps For Portsmouth Teens

 

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National News

Housing Scam Targets Blacks

Ed. Dept. Is Buying Student Loans

National MLK Image May Be Revised To Gain Approval

Obama Did It!

How Did Clinton's Bid For White House Fall Short In 2008?

Ruling Aids Employees Who File Complaints

Black Voters Strain To Hear What Is NOT Being Said

Magazine Spotlights Inmates; Opens Doors to Advertisers

Healthcare & Prison Crisis Are Top Community Issues

Obama Begins Drive For White House

Founding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Celebrataed

Laura Bush Defends Michelle Obama From Partisan Mudslinging

Who Killed Private First Class LaVena L. Johnson?

Acclaimed Surgeon Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

Black Caucus Asks Bush To Keep Urban Youth Program

Panel Satisfied With Changes to King Statue

 

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Arts & Entertainment News

Afr'Am Sunday

Rock N' Roll Legend Bo Diddley Passes At 79

Juneteeth Celebration in Portsmouth

New Biography Highlights Life of Surry's Famed Coach Ellis

 

 

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Community News

Longest Serving Commissioner To Be Honored In N.C.

A Night With The King and Queen

Ches. - Va. Beach Alumnae Deltas Award 49 Students

The Foster Sisters Claim Eastern District Singles Tennis Titles

Chesapeake Les Gemmes Hosts The 19th Conclave

Celestial's Night At The Oscars

Local AKAs Join In Historic Walk to Highlight Fitness

 

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Teen News

Camp E.W. Young "Norfolk's Best Kept Secret Now Revealed!"

UniverSoul Performer Left Norfolk To Join The Circus

New Biography Highlights Life of Surry's Famed Coach Ellis

 

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Sports News

Norfolk State men and Hampton women named top all-sports programs in MEAC

St. Aug's Kindred Tops DII

Lide terminated as SIAC Commissioner

Sims-Stone emerges from the pits

NCAA Leadership Institute

Sharon Brummell of UMES named Div. I's top bowling coach

 

 

   

        
   

 

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Hampton Deltas Host 4th Annual Red & White Event

Pastor Hopes Book On Son's Murder Will Help Others

Cousins Republish Ancestor's 1885 Book; Found On Shelves At Norfolk Library

6,000 Clergy Gather In Hampton

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Business Week Program

25-Year-Old Afr'Am Fest Defended By Organizers Against Noise Complaints

Franklin's Southside Residents Express Concern Over Area's Redevelopment

Loans Getting Tougher For Community College Students

Grades 1-6 Students Find NSU Summer Program Rewarding

New Library Program Encourages Newport News Teens

A "Boot Camp" For Non-Profit Groups

Only Two Markers Note Nat Turner's Place In History

After Three Decades In Prison Suffolk Man Seeks Parole

Let Freedom Ring

Care Fest 2008 To Help Struggling Area Families

New Community Center For Lambert's Point

 

 

 

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Marshall Remembered During 54th Anniversary of Landmark Case

On Campaign Trail

Changing Population Presents Challenge For Rep. Lewis

Varying Solutions Given To Raise Voter Turnout

New Online Service To Help Find Missing Blacks

Three Philly Cops Charged In Unrelated Cases

SCLC Leads National Boycott Against Oil Prices

Black Men Take Lead In Helping Boys Become Men

U.S. Rebate Checks Are Paying For Necessities

Jobless Rate Soars; Blacks Hit Hardest

Byrd Family, Town Observe 10th Ann'y of Dragging Death

A "Boot Camp" For Non-Profit Groups

"Step Up" New Orleans Pastor Tells Black Men

Detroit Converts Its Idle Lots Into "Farms"

Rep. Scott To Hold Grant Workshops To Aid Local Groups

Study of Red Win Shows It May Slow The Aging Process

Va. NAACP Wants VCU To Diversify Its Cabinet

 

 

 

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23-Year-Old Millionaire Publishes New Magazine

Boxer Mike Tyson, At 41, Has Made Peace With Himself

Bookworm:  What Moves at the Margin

The Real Deal:  A Spiritual Guide For Black Teen Girls

 

 

 

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Ports. Pan Hellenic Council’s Book Buddies

STOP Seeks Help For 28-Year-Old With Rare Disease

Sickle Cell Associaiton Plans Breakfast, "Call To Action"

58th Anniversary of Annie Batie Daisy Lue Tent #651

Portsmouth Alumnae Deltas Host May Week Luncheon

Eureka Debutantes Are Introduced At Annual Cotillion

Volunteer Award Honoree

 

 

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Go Portsmouth, Go Portsmouth

12th Annual Juneteenth Festival In Portsmouth

The Real Deal:  A Spiritual Guide For Black Teen Girls

 

 

 

 

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Where's former JSU golfer Tim O'neal

Winston-Salem to host MEAC hoops tourneys

Bethune-Cookman, Texas Southern bow out in NCAA baseball regionals

NC A&T player felled

Four Tabbed in MLB draft

NSU's Woods is recognized

Hampton chooses veteran Lewis as new men's track coach