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You cannot say thank you enough! As students head back to school, it’s time for nonprofit professionals to return to FUNdraising School. Receiving a gift – especially a major gift…

Seven tips to succeed in the classroom By Karla Goodhart Learn Study Skill Basics There are endless websites devoted to the latest dorm and fashion trends, list upon list of…

This month, we are commemorating the arrival of the first enslaved African people at Port Comfort, VA in 1619. Those 16 individual people were the beginning of what would become…

By Bridgett P. Robertson, PhD The politicization of the 24-hour news cycle emanates from tiny, little mobile devices that anyone can carry in their back pocket allowing them to act…

Head Back to School with a Balanced Breakfast (Family Features) With each school morning comes the importance of getting children up, ready and out the door for a day of…

Honda Civic Si Gets Interior Tweaks, New Colors By Derek Price With the average price of a new vehicle climbing to around $37,000 last year, it’s not easy to find…

Virginia State’s Trojan Explosion prepares for another successful season By Madyson Fitzgerald In just a few weeks, football season at Virginia State University will be underway; this means immense tailgates,…

Let’s get to the root cause  By Enola Aird, Esq. It’s amazing how often the news media give big play to an academic report that tells us something Black mothers already…

By Nia Simone McLeod When you think about the history of Virginia, what important places come to mind? You are probably wondering about places such as Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown.…

Part one of a two-part series This column is offered in honor of Black Philanthropy Month.  We are forever pushing our children to become entrepreneurs, to start and run their…