Entrepreneurship Money This Virginia-Based Business Wants To Help Increase Wealth In The Black CommunityDana GivensJanuary 21, 2021January 20, 2021 by Dana GivensJanuary 21, 2021January 20, 2021561 First Genesis of Virginia is a finance company that aims to empower their community by providing resources to help them succeed financially. ...
Black Lives Matter News Politics Virginia Holiday Commemorating Confederate Generals Cancelled For First Time In More Than 100 YearsDerek MajorJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021 by Derek MajorJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021530 The state of Virginia did not officially celebrate Lee-Jackson Day, a holiday celebrating Robert E Lee and Andrew "Stonewall" Jackson...
Entrepreneurship Black Mother-Daughter Duo Opens New Supermarket In Richmond, VirginiaDana GivensDecember 28, 2020December 29, 2020 by Dana GivensDecember 28, 2020December 29, 202012717 Virginia-based mother-daughter duo opened a local grocery store in a food desert in Henrico county....
News Politics Robert E. Lee Statue Removed From U.S. Capitol After 111 YearsDerek MajorDecember 21, 2020December 21, 2020 by Derek MajorDecember 21, 2020December 21, 2020406 Virginia governor Ralph Northam announced Monday that the statue of confederate General Robert E. Lee has been removed from the U.S Capitol...
Education News Virginia Military Institute Removes Confederate Statue After Continued Calls From Student Body And PoliticiansDerek MajorDecember 7, 2020December 7, 2020 by Derek MajorDecember 7, 2020December 7, 2020406 The Virginia Military Institute has removed the statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, ending a months effort to remove the statue...
COVID-19 Entrepreneurship Technology This Black-Owned Company Wants to Close the Digital Divide in Rural VirginiaDana GivensDecember 2, 2020December 7, 2020 by Dana GivensDecember 2, 2020December 7, 20201516 This Virginia-based entrepreneur is looking to help those in his community by providing internet access to those most vulnerable during the COVID-19 outbreak....
Criminal Justice Reform News Gov. Ralph Northam Signs Bill Banning No-Knock Warrants in VirginiaDerek MajorNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020 by Derek MajorNovember 2, 2020November 2, 20203567 Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation banning no-knock warrants, part of a package of laws that will advance criminal justice reform....
Black Lives Matter Education News Virginia Military Institute Superintendent Resigns Amid Culture of ‘Ongoing Structural Racism’Derek MajorOctober 26, 2020October 26, 2020 by Derek MajorOctober 26, 2020October 26, 20202723 The superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) resigned Monday, amid rumors of "a culture of ongoing structural racism"...
News Politics Trump Supporters Reportedly Intimidated Early Voters In VirginiaDerek MajorSeptember 21, 2020September 21, 2020 by Derek MajorSeptember 21, 2020September 21, 20202260 Voters in Virginia lined up for early voting in Fairfax County Saturday. However, a group of Trump supporters also showed up....
Entrepreneurship Men Black Entrepreneur Teamed Up With Beer Breweries To Make His Own Granola BarsDana GivensSeptember 14, 2020September 14, 2020 by Dana GivensSeptember 14, 2020September 14, 20201849 One Black entrepreneur living in Virginia Beach was able to turn his beer brewing hobby into a small business making healthy granola bars. ...