When it comes to mapping out a successful future, the fact remains that our youth can’t be what they can’t see. They can’t believe the sky is the limit when they’re constantly…
By Debora Timms Richmond native Betty K. Bynum said her first steps into the world of children’s literature were a fluke. The actress and singer, who lives in Los Angeles,…
By Bonnie Newman Davis For the 2017 Urban Views Weekly Visionary Awards, we asked readers to nominate leaders in Richmond and surrounding areas who embody the philosophy, teachings and work…
Richmond native Angela Patton, Chief Executive Officer of Girls For A Change and the founder of CAMP DIVA, was honored as a White House “Champion of Change” for Extracurricular Enrichment…
By Bonnie Newman Davis Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ — Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shortly after the assassination of the Rev.…
Virginia’s Adoption Champion Celebrates National Foster Care Month by Introducing Connecting Hearts Debbie Johnston, buy Virginia’s Adoption Champion, rx CEO of Care Advantage, Inc., and an adoptee herself, has welcomed…
AME Church Leaders Cite Black Economic Empowerment as 2015 Goal By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, he and other protestors had won passage…
Historic Launch of Central VA African American Chamber of Commerce at Upcoming Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony The Central Virginia African American Chamber of Commerce (CVAACC), a newly-created non-profit organization serving the African American…
by Cesca Janece Waterfield With the release of his first book Mama’s Boyz: American as Sweet Potato Pie in 1997, comic artist Jerry Craft entered a market saturated…
by Cesca Janece Waterfield Charles Carroll Lee recently released his fourth novel “Preacher Man,” a complex story of greed, lust and betrayal that surrounds a fictional Richmond church and…