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Suffolk NAACP Tackles Violence Among Youth

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By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide   SUFFOLK Suffolk NAACP President Charles Gates decided to do more than wring his hands and worry when a third youth was shot and killed this year. He scheduled a town-hall meeting on Aug. 17 then another one on Aug. 26. About 200 people lined the pews inside of St. Timothy ...

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Black Women’s 26th Conference To Address Domestic Violence

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By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide   Yes, Dr. La Francis Rodgers-Rose has heard all of the statistics about domestic violence. It’s one reason why she plans to explore the issue at the International Black Women’s Congress.  The 26th annual conference will be held at Norfolk’s Sheraton Waterside Hotel from Sept. 24-26. Forty-five experts will explore why ...

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Newest Member Challenges Status Quo On Franklin Council

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By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide   Councilman Greg McLemore has been on the Franklin City Council  a month and a half.   But his outspokenness on issues and his demand for greater transparency on how policy is made have created tensions between him and his colleagues on the city’s governing panel. Yet, while McLemore is considered ...

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Norfolk To Host Meeting On ‘58 School Closings

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By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide   Virginia is observing the 55th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision declaring racially segregated public schools unconstitutional. At the same time. it is observing the state’s Massive Resistance to the court’s decision,  exemplified by  the closing of five school divisions rather than comply and admit Black students. One of ...

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  • Changing The Paradigm!

    By King Salim Khalfani President, Va. State NAACP Richmond, Va.   The Virginia State National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)  intends to Change

  • Tempted By Trouble by Eric Jerome Dickey

    Times are tough.  You’ve tightened your belt so much that you don’t have any notches left. You’ve cancelled everything cancelable, given up all but the necessities, stopped goi

  • A Professor Who Made All The Difference

    By Wil LaVeist Columnist/Blogger   If you attended “An Evening with Nikki Giovanni and Sister Sonia Sanchez” at Norfolk State University, you experienced a unique moment w

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Mo'nique won an Oscar for Best Supporting Role in the movie, Precious. Hattie McDaniel was the first Black woman to do so for her role in what movie



A recent story on the Norfolk Civic/Political activist Evelyn T. Butts said that she ran for city council three times and won twice


"Bloody Sunday" refers to...



Mr. and Mrs. Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher have set a world record for being married the longest. How many years have they been together?



Civil Rights Activist Al Sharpton and PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley are currently in a national debate over whether President Obama should push for specific (________) to help Blacks economically and socially



Norfolk City Councilwoman Daun Hester is running to be Norfolk's next mayor and she is staging a unique event to show her "bold steps to address the challenges the city faces." What kind of event is she staging?



True or False. Newport News has the largest number of women on council than any other city. They currently have four.


According to Dr. Ronald Walters, Historically Black Colleges and Universities currently produce what percentage of Black undergraduates



According to New Journal and Guide Columnist John Horton, how many children drop out of the nation's public high schools each year?



According to a photo appearing in the March 11-17 2010 edition of the New Journal and Guide, construction of New Calvary Baptist Church began in what year?



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