Music visionary Pharrell Williams is using his philanthropic endeavors as a means to bridge the digital divide. The Virginia native’s nonprofit YELLOW has joined forces with the tech company Cisco to equip youth with the digital tools needed to thrive…
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Virginia Mayor Compares Biden’s VP Hopefuls To ‘Aunt Jemima’ In Racist Facebook Post
A suspected white supremacist who is also the mayor of a Virginia town was being urged to resign after he was accused of posting and apparently deleted a racist social media post addressing the prospects of Joe Biden picking a…
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William & Mary Law School Appoints First Black Dean
Black educators are breaking barriers in academic leadership. A. Benjamin Spencer has been named the new dean of William & Mary Law School, the institution reported. A. Benjamin Spencer, a nationally renowned civil procedure and federal courts expert and current…
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Pastor dies on Easter just weeks after holding church service (video)
Bishop Gerald Glenn (Photo source: YouTube/WTVR CBS 6) A Virginia pastor who vowed to continue holding packed church services “unless I’m in jail or the hospital” died from complications of the coronavirus on Easter Sunday. Bishop Gerald Glenn died just…
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Hip-hop artist Pretty Savage explains how she loves herself and the rap game
Rapper Pretty Savage stopped by rolling out studios while on the GHerbo PTSD tour. She sat down with Romeo International of REMIXX to explain why she is an “emotional gangsta.” @ROMEOINTERNATIONAL1 Social Media Director / Personality / Host / DJ…
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Rickey Jasper puts his faith up front with apparel line
Rickey Jasper (Photo credit: Corey Gray) Rickey Jasper II is an entrepreneur who runs a faith-based athleisure company called Four Thirteen Apparel. The Ashburn, Virginia, native, who currently resides in San Diego, California, graduated with a bachelor’s in computer information…
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Sicko: Virginia Mother Charged With Murder Of 2-Year Old Son After ‘Butchering And Dismembering’ Him
Source: Caspar Benson / Getty Mother Charged With Toddler’s Murder Hampton, Virginia mother Julia Tomlin has been charged with murder after her 2-year old son Noah’s mutilated corpse was found at an industrial site near his home in Buckrow Beach,…
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