February 2011

Interviewed by Cesca Janece Waterfield   Whoever said “Everything’s bigger in Texas” could have been talking about the dreams of Christopher Howard. As a boy in Plano, he set goals…

  Virginia Supreme Court Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr., born Aug. 17, 1955, died in Richmond on Feb. 9, 2011. He was survived by his widow, two daughters, a son,…

Interviewed by Cesca Janece Waterfield   On Feb. 25, Christy Coleman will be honored as a “Legacy Leader” at the “Living a Legacy” Gala. As President of the American Civil…

by Dell Claiborne   My sister and I are considering buying a house together. Which type of house is the better investment? I say it’s a new home. My sister…

  Earl W. Stafford, Chief Executive Officer of The Stafford Foundation, a faith-based, non-profit focused on providing support to the underserved, recently donated $100,000 to Virginia State University.   A…

by Linda Mose Meadows It’s February, but it’s never too late to wish friends a happy new year. I would like to believe that we’re rolling into 2011 with confident…

  Ride for Knowledge (RFK), sponsored by the Rho Eta Omega Graduate Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, is an annual college bus tour of historically Black colleges and universities.…

Lucious Edwards, Jr. has spent the past 33 years preserving history. Along the way, he’s become part of it.   Interviewed by Cesca Janece Waterfield   Edwards is an instructor…

  In observance of African American History Month, the Library of Virginia, in partnership with Capital One Financial Corporation, is honoring eight distinguished Virginians as the 2011 African American Trailblazers…

  At the recent 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, AutoWeek magazine honored the Porsche 918 RSR concept as Best in Show.   “The 2011 Detroit show had…