“This is where we start, standing in the name of someone’s memory is one thing, but movements start when we move…this is why we marched in the 60s.” – D.…
March 2012
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By. Erika Townsend The Lotus flower is often regarded as a symbol of rebirth or a representation of forgetfulness of the past. As the winter that never was comes to…
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By M.L. Byrd Appalachian poet, scholar, and activist Rachel Jennings will be giving a writing workshop and reading at Virginia State University on Thursday, March 29th. The morning workshop, entitled…
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By Sarah Hunt Did you know that 2012 marks the 140th anniversary of Arbor Day? J. Sterling Morton, the founder of the annual tree-planting celebration in 1872, would be delighted…
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By Kirk Maltais It is never an easy thing to deal with cancer at a young age. Such is the case of 17-year-old Keith Casselle, diagnosed with leukemia in January.…
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By Jason Pompey Virginia State University’s baseball team returned to CIAA action on Sunday afternoon as the Trojans swept Lincoln University 12-9 and 10-1, at Oxford High School. After the…
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The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and The Dorothy I. Height Education Foundation (DIHEF) is celebrating the life of Dr. Dorothy Height with a commemorative week, starting with an…
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The City’s Department of Parks, patient pill Recreation and Community Facilities has partnered with Radio One to hold a free spring “Eggstravaganza” for children age 12 and younger on Saturday,…
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By Jason Alderman It’s hard to think of any act more generous than adopting a child. Many adoptive parents I know tell me it’s the most personally rewarding thing they’ve…
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by Sundra Hominik The world marked International Woman’s Day on March 8 by celebrating the economic, political and social accomplishments of women. The special day falls during the month that’s…